diff --git a/nixos/tests/web-apps/immich-public-proxy.nix b/nixos/tests/web-apps/immich-public-proxy.nix
index 1516156223ce..7f627e14404c 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/web-apps/immich-public-proxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/web-apps/immich-public-proxy.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   nodes.machine =
     { pkgs, ... }@args:
     {
+      virtualisation.memorySize = 2048; # test hits OOM with default 1024
       environment.systemPackages = [
         pkgs.imagemagick
         pkgs.immich-cli