diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile b/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile
index 17d6d9b0e..8042f9b2f 100644
--- a/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     #   # Use VBoxManage to customize the VM. For example to change memory:
     #     vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", "1024"]
     vb.cpus=nrCPU
-    # make sure each CPU has enough memory (at least 1.5 Gig)
-    vb.memory=512*[(1+nrCPU),4].max
+    # make sure each CPU has enough memory (at least .5 Gig per CPU. 2.5 Gig Minimum to run the testHarness)
+    vb.memory=512*[(1+nrCPU),5].max
   end
 
   config.vm.define :trusty do |trusty|