diff --git a/scripts/runPlum.sh b/scripts/runPlum.sh
index e4e2f8af3312818dce0fca6e6492b5d1de5918f2..a1720c9b6d6cf5c6bde8efc774fae16adee9e045 100755
--- a/scripts/runPlum.sh
+++ b/scripts/runPlum.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$ -o /exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/output/qlogs
 #$ -e /exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/output/qlogs
-#$ -l h_vmem=8G 
+#$ -l h_vmem=16G 
 #$ -R y
 
 while getopts ":s:b:p:r:" opt; do