diff --git a/system/run.sh b/system/run.sh
index 569c2d7..3821948 100755
--- a/system/run.sh
+++ b/system/run.sh
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ echo $(date +%H:%M:%S.%N | cut -b1-12)" : Virtuoso Server started successfully."
 
 # run the system adapter
 echo $(date +%H:%M:%S.%N | cut -b1-12)" : Running the System adapter..."
-java -cp /versioning/versioning.jar org.hobbit.core.run.ComponentStarter org.hobbit.benchmark.versioning.systems.VirtuosoSystemAdapter
+java -Xmx4g -cp /versioning/versioning.jar org.hobbit.core.run.ComponentStarter org.hobbit.benchmark.versioning.systems.VirtuosoSystemAdapter