diff --git a/conf/base.config b/conf/base.config
index e778a4e0678255a83a2112aeac20f58d238eb6f1..384086a28e63f622d9123c16cc71596008f17045 100644
--- a/conf/base.config
+++ b/conf/base.config
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ process {
         time   = { check_max( 20.h  * task.attempt, 'time'    ) }
     }
     withLabel:process_high_memory {
-        memory = { check_max( 24.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
+        memory = { check_max( 300.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
     }
     withLabel:error_ignore {
         errorStrategy = 'ignore'