diff --git a/lib/Basics/memory.cpp b/lib/Basics/memory.cpp
index 5991c7e848..c99a42a5f7 100644
--- a/lib/Basics/memory.cpp
+++ b/lib/Basics/memory.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #ifdef TRI_ENABLE_MAINTAINER_MODE
-#define MALLOC_WARNING_THRESHOLD (4 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define MALLOC_WARNING_THRESHOLD (1024 * 1024 * 1024)
 #endif
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static double FailProbability = 0.0;
 static double FailStartStamp = 0.0;
 #endif
 
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief checks the size of the memory that is requested
 /// prints a warning if size is above a threshold