diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts
index 2df5de78..b6ed7ddc 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ tasks.test {
 tasks.named<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
 
     environment.put("BPE_DELIM_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", " ")
-    environment.put("BPE_APPEND_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
+    environment.put("BPE_APPEND_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", "-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
 
     imageName.set("nexus.knecon.com:5001/red/${project.name}")// must build image with same name always, otherwise the builder will not know which image to use as cache. DO NOT CHANGE!
     if (project.hasProperty("buildbootDockerHostNetwork")) {