diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 41a8bb69a7..231cf9bfee 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOME = File.dirname(__FILE__)
 PROJECT = File.basename(HOME)
 NUM_NODES = (ENV['NUM_NODES'] || 0).to_i
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['NODE_CPUS'] || 4).to_i
-NODE_MEMORY = (ENV['NODE_MEMORY'] || 8192).to_i
+NODE_MEMORY = (ENV['NODE_MEMORY'] || 4096).to_i
 NETWORK_PREFIX = ENV['NETWORK_PREFIX'] || "10.135.135"
 VAGRANT_PROVISION = ENV['VAGRANT_PROVISION'] || "./scripts/provision/vagrant"
 MOUNT_TYPE = ENV['MOUNT_TYPE'] || "nfs"