diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 8c9f178..daacbb2 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     web.vm.box = "ubuntu12.04-server-amd64"
     web.vm.box_url = "http://goo.gl/8kWkm"
     web.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8000, host: 8000, host_ip: '0.0.0.0'
+    web.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
+        vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", "1024"]
+        vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--cpus", "1"]
+    end
     web.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
       chef.cookbooks_path = ["vagrant/cookbooks"]
       chef.add_recipe "openstack-validator"