diff --git a/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.j2 b/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.j2
index 9376b98..c0a35c6 100644
--- a/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.j2
+++ b/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ES_PATH_CONF=/etc/elasticsearch
 #PID_DIR=/var/run/elasticsearch
 
 # Additional Java OPTS
-ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
+ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Xms384m -Xmx384m"
 
 # Configure restart on package upgrade (true, every other setting will lead to not restarting)
 #RESTART_ON_UPGRADE=true