diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 806509a40798a..1cf4d06b02b58 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ trigger:
     - pull_request
     - push
 
+node:
+  memory: high
+
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 name: litmus-v1