diff --git a/roles/postgresql_server/templates/postgresql.conf-12 b/roles/postgresql_server/templates/postgresql.conf-12
index 8a0fc2bdea..f42b69c8c9 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql_server/templates/postgresql.conf-12
+++ b/roles/postgresql_server/templates/postgresql.conf-12
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ temp_buffers = 8MB                      # min 800kB
 work_mem = 4MB
 maintenance_work_mem = 1GB              # min 1MB
 {% else %}
-work_mem = 32MB
+work_mem = 64MB
 maintenance_work_mem = 2GB              # min 1MB
 {% endif %}