diff --git a/scripts/docker-compose-scylla.yml b/scripts/docker-compose-scylla.yml
index accfedaf..1ce5fe94 100644
--- a/scripts/docker-compose-scylla.yml
+++ b/scripts/docker-compose-scylla.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ services:
   gemini-oracle:
     image: scylladb/scylla:5.2.2
     container_name: gemini-oracle
-    command: --smp 2 --memory 1024M --api-address 0.0.0.0
+    command: --smp 2 --memory 512M --api-address 0.0.0.0
     networks:
       gemini:
 
   gemini-test:
     image: scylladb/scylla:5.2.2
     container_name: gemini-test
-    command: --smp 2 --memory 1024M --api-address 0.0.0.0
+    command: --smp 2 --memory 512M --api-address 0.0.0.0
     networks:
       gemini:
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 74cb5881..69303209 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ test_gemini() {
     ./scripts/prepare-environment.sh $oracle || exit 1
 
     echo -n "Running test with $oracle as oracle for 'gemini $@' ... "
-    ./scripts/run-gemini-test.sh --drop-schema $@
+    ./scripts/run-gemini-test.sh --drop-schema -c 8 $@
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "OK"
     else