diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 9bfb3c6889..1eff4e9cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Tests
         # single quotes to help windows deal with argument splitting
-        run: mvn -B '-Drascal.compile.skip' '-Drascal.tutor.skip' '-Drascal.test.memory=3' test
+        run: mvn -B '-Drascal.compile.skip' '-Drascal.tutor.skip' '-Drascal.test.memory=2' test
 
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         continue-on-error: true # sometimes this one fails, that shouldn't stop a build