diff --git a/giant/analysis/condor.py b/giant/analysis/condor.py
index 85ded33..914c8ab 100644
--- a/giant/analysis/condor.py
+++ b/giant/analysis/condor.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class SubmitConfig:
     accounting_group: str
     repo_dir: Path
     docker_image: str = "cverstege/alma9-gridjob"
-    request_memory_mb: int = 4096
+    request_memory_mb: int = 8192
     request_cpus: int = 1
     remote: bool = False  # +RemoteJob (grid I/O) vs ProvidesETPResources (local files)
     n_chunks: int = 1  # per-plot data chunks; ignored for chunkable=False specs
diff --git a/giant/cli.py b/giant/cli.py
index fca9ef2..9958157 100644
--- a/giant/cli.py
+++ b/giant/cli.py
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ def analyze_submit(
     docker_image: Annotated[
         str, typer.Option("--docker-image")
     ] = "cverstege/alma9-gridjob",
-    request_memory: Annotated[int, typer.Option("--request-memory", help="MB")] = 4096,
+    request_memory: Annotated[int, typer.Option("--request-memory", help="MB")] = 8192,
     remote: Annotated[
         bool,
         typer.Option("--remote/--local", help="+RemoteJob vs ProvidesETPResources"),