diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 9406d79..94c4ff3 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "import" ]; then
     sudo -u postgres psql -d gis -c "CREATE EXTENSION hstore;"
     sudo -u postgres psql -d gis -c "ALTER TABLE geometry_columns OWNER TO renderer;"
     sudo -u postgres psql -d gis -c "ALTER TABLE spatial_ref_sys OWNER TO renderer;"
+    sudo -u postgres psql -d gis -c "SET work_mem TO '250MB';"
     setPostgresPassword
 
     # Download Luxembourg as sample if no data is provided