diff --git a/debian-8/template.json b/debian-8/template.json
index 62ff82e..f82d880 100644
--- a/debian-8/template.json
+++ b/debian-8/template.json
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@
     },
     {
       "type": "qemu",
+      "qemuargs": [
+        [ "-m", "1024M" ]
+      ],
       "vm_name": "{{ user `distro` }}-{{ timestamp  }}",
       "output_directory": "images/{{ user `distro` }}-qemu-{{ timestamp  }}",
       "format": "qcow2",