diff --git a/smoke-tests/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/smoketest/windows/WindowsTestContainerManager.java b/smoke-tests/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/smoketest/windows/WindowsTestContainerManager.java
index 8f73c18349..7f5dd90fcf 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/smoketest/windows/WindowsTestContainerManager.java
+++ b/smoke-tests/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/smoketest/windows/WindowsTestContainerManager.java
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ public class WindowsTestContainerManager extends AbstractTestContainerManager {
 
     CreateContainerCmd createCommand = client.createContainerCmd(imageName);
     createAction.accept(createCommand);
+    // default appears to be 1gb which is not enough for liberty
+    createCommand.getHostConfig().withMemory(2_000_000_000L);
 
     String containerId = createCommand.exec().getId();