diff --git a/compos/common/compos_client.rs b/compos/common/compos_client.rs
index b54a921..f4b3440 100644
--- a/compos/common/compos_client.rs
+++ b/compos/common/compos_client.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
 
+// Enough memory to complete odrefresh in the VM.
+const VM_MEMORY_MIB: i32 = 1024;
+
 /// This owns an instance of the CompOS VM.
 pub struct VmInstance {
     #[allow(dead_code)] // Keeps the VM alive even if we don`t touch it
@@ -119,9 +122,9 @@
             configPath: config_path.to_owned(),
             debugLevel: debug_level,
             extraIdsigs: vec![idsig_manifest_apk_fd],
+            memoryMib: VM_MEMORY_MIB,
             numCpus: parameters.cpus.map_or(1, NonZeroU32::get) as i32,
             cpuAffinity: parameters.cpu_set.clone(),
-            ..Default::default()
         });
 
         let vm = service
diff --git a/compos/compos_key_cmd/compos_key_cmd.cpp b/compos/compos_key_cmd/compos_key_cmd.cpp
index 8ed07e6..4312a5a 100644
--- a/compos/compos_key_cmd/compos_key_cmd.cpp
+++ b/compos/compos_key_cmd/compos_key_cmd.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 
 constexpr unsigned int kRpcPort = 6432;
 
+constexpr int kVmMemoryMib = 1024;
+
 constexpr const char* kConfigApkPath =
         "/apex/com.android.compos/app/CompOSPayloadApp/CompOSPayloadApp.apk";
 
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@
         appConfig.configPath = mPreferStaged ? kPreferStagedConfigFilePath : kDefaultConfigFilePath;
         appConfig.debugLevel = mDebuggable ? VirtualMachineAppConfig::DebugLevel::FULL
                                            : VirtualMachineAppConfig::DebugLevel::NONE;
-        appConfig.memoryMib = 0; // Use default
+        appConfig.memoryMib = kVmMemoryMib;
 
         LOG(INFO) << "Starting VM";
         auto status = service->createVm(config, logFd, logFd, &mVm);