diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 60cf75d1..9e3a132d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew build
+        env:
+          _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx600M
       - name: Pull and Run Docker for security tests
         run: |
           version=`./gradlew properties -q | grep "opensearch_version:" | awk '{print $2}'`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
index 60bfa30b..07136a4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Run integration tests with multi node config
         run: ./gradlew integTest -PnumNodes=5
+        env:
+          _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx600M
       - name: Run Backwards Compatibility Tests
         run: |
           echo "Running backwards compatibility tests ..."