diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/faucet-master.yml b/ansible/group_vars/faucet-master.yml
index ec47f3d..949530d 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/faucet-master.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/faucet-master.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # add a swap file to avoid memory issues when syncing
-swap_file_size_mb: 2048
+swap_file_size_mb: 1024
 
 # WARNING: this needs to be set
 faucet_network: '{{ faucet_network | mandatory }}'