diff --git a/scripts/libvirt b/scripts/libvirt
index cc2f6cc5..fff6bb0e 100755
--- a/scripts/libvirt
+++ b/scripts/libvirt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Manage VM nodes which have a specific set of hardware attributes.
 
-VM_MEMORY=${VM_MEMORY:-3072}
+VM_MEMORY=${VM_MEMORY:-2048}
 VM_DISK=${VM_DISK:-10}
 
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]