diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index c116998cd..84f96536e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: ${PSQL_USERNAME}
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${PSQL_PASSWORD}
       POSTGRES_DB: ${PSQL_DATABASE}
+    shm_size: '1g'
     volumes:
       - "agr-literature-pg-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
       - "./postgresql.conf:/etc/postgresql.conf"
diff --git a/postgresql.conf b/postgresql.conf
index c435b2ccc..32b870150 100644
--- a/postgresql.conf
+++ b/postgresql.conf
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ max_connections = 100			# (change requires restart)
 
 # - Memory -
 
-shared_buffers = 128MB			# min 128kB
+shared_buffers = 256MB			# min 128kB
 					# (change requires restart)
 #huge_pages = try			# on, off, or try
 					# (change requires restart)