diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f07348073..4a3c3622e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ before_script:
   - PGPASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD psql -U $POSTGRES_USER -h db -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS unaccent; CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;"
   # Install and run Composer
   - curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
-  - php composer.phar install
+  - php -d memory_limit=2G composer.phar install
   - php tests/app/bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate -n
-  - php tests/app/bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load -n
+  - php -d memory_limit=2G tests/app/bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load -n
   - echo "before_script finished"
 
 # Bring in any services we need http://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/docker/using_docker_images.html#what-is-a-service