diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 260543eee4af..c58167a028c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         <air.test.parallel>methods</air.test.parallel>
         <air.test.thread-count>2</air.test.thread-count>
         <!-- Be conservative about memory allotment, because tests start background process (e.g. docker containers) -->
-        <air.test.jvmsize>4g</air.test.jvmsize>
+        <air.test.jvmsize>3g</air.test.jvmsize>
 
         <air.javadoc.lint>-missing</air.javadoc.lint>
     </properties>