diff --git a/environments/development.json b/environments/development.json
index 380715e..f2ee94d 100644
--- a/environments/development.json
+++ b/environments/development.json
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
   "override_attributes": {
     "kosmos-parity": {
       "debian_package_dir": "/vagrant"
+    },
+    "kosmos-mastodon": {
+      "elasticsearch": {
+        "allocated_memory": "128m"
+      }
     }
   }
 }