diff --git a/salt/hive/init.sls b/salt/hive/init.sls
index 7772008d8..d7f8757b3 100644
--- a/salt/hive/init.sls
+++ b/salt/hive/init.sls
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ so-thehive-es:
       - thread_pool.index.queue_size=100000
       - thread_pool.search.queue_size=100000
       - thread_pool.bulk.queue_size=100000
-      - ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms2g -Xmx2g
+      - ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m
 
 # Install Cortex