diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 55a47e6c9b..0c2d80d88d 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ cross_build_task:
 unit_task:
     name: 'Unit tests w/ $STORAGE_DRIVER'
     gce_instance:
-      cpu: 4
+      cpu: 8
+      memory: "24G"
     alias: unit
     skip: &not_build_docs >-
         $CIRRUS_CHANGE_TITLE =~ '.*CI:DOCS.*' ||