diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0070d628..a72358f0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cache:
         - $HOME/.ivy2/cache
         - $HOME/.sbt/boot
 
-before_install:
+install:
     - ./travis-ci/setup.sh
     - export NDK_CCACHE=ccache
     - export ARCH=`uname -m`
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ before_install:
     - export PATH=${ANDROID_NDK_HOME}:${ANDROID_HOME}/tools:${ANDROID_HOME}/platform-tools:${PATH}
     - cp local.properties.travis local.properties
 
+before_script:
+    - echo $JAVA_OPTS
+    - export JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx2048m $JAVA_OPTS"
+
 script:
     - sbt native-build android:package-release