diff --git a/tests/test_infrastructure.py b/tests/test_infrastructure.py
index 4b11b0537..fd77cdd11 100644
--- a/tests/test_infrastructure.py
+++ b/tests/test_infrastructure.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 
 def test_memory_threshold():
-    with MemoryThreshold("1 KB"):
-        buff = np.empty(100, dtype=np.uint8)
+    with MemoryThreshold("10 KB"):
+        buff = np.empty(1000, dtype=np.uint8)
 
 
 def test_memory_threshold_exceeded():