diff --git a/htseq.wdl b/htseq.wdl
index cdfc98421feb745340bb5dabe6908c670ef3c9d0..d79bc461d7e02bf3528c474f8f2e13b013ef0da3 100644
--- a/htseq.wdl
+++ b/htseq.wdl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ task HTSeqCount {
         String order = "pos"
         String stranded = "no"
 
-        Int memory = 3
+        Int memory = 6
     }
 
     command {