diff --git a/conf/pipeline/eager/eva.config b/conf/pipeline/eager/eva.config
index 87d679e..359ca8b 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/eager/eva.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/eager/eva.config
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ process {
    }
 
   withName: adapter_removal {
-    clusterOptions = { "-S /bin/bash -l h_vmem=${(task.memory.toGiga() * 4)}G,virtual_free=${(task.memory.toGiga() * 4)}G" }
+    clusterOptions = { "-S /bin/bash -l h_vmem=${(task.memory.toGiga() * 5)}G,virtual_free=${(task.memory.toGiga() * 5)}G" }
    }
 
   withName: dedup {