diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
index 317a51bd7..1e46a1241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Check for memory leaks"
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.inputs.check-for-memory-leaks == 'true' }}
         working-directory: sample-groovy
-        run: ./counted-stress-test.sh 10 ./gradlew --daemon -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx150M"
+        run: ./counted-stress-test.sh 10 ./gradlew --daemon -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx256M"
       - name: "Run refreshVersions on sample-groovy"
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.sample-groovy == 'true' && github.event.inputs.run-refreshVersions-task == 'true' }}
         working-directory: sample-groovy