diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 60908e0d4..7afc0a883 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ check_requirements() {
 	local num_nics=${#nic_list[@]}
 	
 	if [[ $is_eval ]]; then
-		req_mem=12
+		req_mem=8
 		req_cores=4
 		req_nics=2
 	elif [[ $is_standalone ]]; then