diff --git a/docker-compose.db-dev.yml b/docker-compose.db-dev.yml
index 4c27b344c9..979032a2c7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.db-dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.db-dev.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ version: '3'
 services:
     db:
         image: postgres:13.1
+        command: postgres -c work_mem=100000
         ports:
             - "5432:5432"
         environment: