diff --git a/devfiles/java-mysql/devfile.yaml b/devfiles/java-mysql/devfile.yaml
index c086d0bad..2e24cb5bb 100644
--- a/devfiles/java-mysql/devfile.yaml
+++ b/devfiles/java-mysql/devfile.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ components:
   -
     type: chePlugin
     id: redhat/java/latest
+    memoryLimit: 1280MiB
   -
     type: dockerimage
     alias: tools
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ components:
         value: petclinic
       - name: PS1
         value: $(echo ${0})\\$
-    memoryLimit: 256Mi
+    memoryLimit: 300Mi
     endpoints:
       - name: 'db'
         port: 3306
diff --git a/devfiles/java-mysql/meta.yaml b/devfiles/java-mysql/meta.yaml
index 285520748..57062cde6 100644
--- a/devfiles/java-mysql/meta.yaml
+++ b/devfiles/java-mysql/meta.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ displayName: Java with Spring Boot and MySQL
 description: Java stack with OpenJDK 8, MySQL and Spring Boot Petclinic demo application
 tags: ["Java", "OpenJDK", "Maven", "Spring Boot", "MySQL"]
 icon: https://www.eclipse.org/che/images/logo-eclipseche.svg
-globalMemoryLimit: 2930Mi
+globalMemoryLimit: 3Gi