diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index db9612c..df823a3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 antlrVersion=2.7.7
 apacheGeodeVersion=1.11.0
 apacheTaglibsStandardVersion=1.2.5