diff --git a/lib/facter/java_version.rb b/lib/facter/java_version.rb
index e3ce186..689b427 100644
--- a/lib/facter/java_version.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/java_version.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Facter.add(:java_version) do
   setcode do
     unless [ 'openbsd', 'darwin' ].include? Facter.value(:operatingsystem).downcase
       if Facter::Util::Resolution.which('java')
-        Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx8m -version 2>&1').lines.first.split(/"/)[1].strip
+        Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.first.split(/"/)[1].strip
       end
     end
   end
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Facter.add(:java_version) do
   setcode do
     Facter::Util::Resolution.with_env("PATH" => '/usr/local/jdk-1.7.0/jre/bin:/usr/local/jre-1.7.0/bin') do
       if Facter::Util::Resolution.which('java')
-        Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx8m -version 2>&1').lines.first.split(/"/)[1].strip
+        Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.first.split(/"/)[1].strip
       end
     end
   end
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Facter.add(:java_version) do
   has_weight 100
   setcode do
     unless /Unable to find any JVMs matching version/ =~ Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('/usr/libexec/java_home --failfast 2>&1')
-      Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx8m -version 2>&1').lines.first.split(/"/)[1].strip
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1').lines.first.split(/"/)[1].strip
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/facter/java_version_spec.rb b/spec/unit/facter/java_version_spec.rb
index 2b8a699..92d627f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/facter/java_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/facter/java_version_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_71-b14)
 OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.71-b01, mixed mode)
           EOS
           Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:which).with("java").returns('/usr/local/jdk-1.7.0/jre/bin/java')
-          Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("java -Xmx8m -version 2>&1").returns(java_version_output)
+          Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1").returns(java_version_output)
           expect(Facter.value(:java_version)).to eq("1.7.0_71")
         end
       end
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_71-b14)
 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.71-b01, mixed mode)
           EOS
           Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("/usr/libexec/java_home --failfast 2>&1").returns("/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_71.jdk/Contents/Home")
-          Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("java -Xmx8m -version 2>&1").returns(java_version_output)
+          Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1").returns(java_version_output)
           expect(Facter.value(:java_version)).to eql "1.7.0_71"
         end
       end
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ java version "1.7.0_71"
 Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_71-b14)
 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.71-b01, mixed mode)
           EOS
-          Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("java -Xmx8m -version 2>&1").returns(java_version_output)
+          Facter::Util::Resolution.expects(:exec).with("java -Xmx12m -version 2>&1").returns(java_version_output)
           expect(Facter.value(:java_version)).to eq("1.7.0_71")
         end
       end