diff --git a/script/compile b/script/compile
index 9c5fa7f6..99969384 100755
--- a/script/compile
+++ b/script/compile
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ if [ -z "$GRAALVM_HOME" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$BABASHKA_XMX"]; then
+    export BABASHKA_XMX="-J-Xmx3g"
+fi
+
 "$GRAALVM_HOME/bin/gu" install native-image || true
 
 BABASHKA_VERSION=$(cat resources/BABASHKA_VERSION)
@@ -40,6 +44,6 @@ $GRAALVM_HOME/bin/native-image \
   --verbose \
   --no-fallback \
   --no-server \
-  "-J-Xmx3g"
+  "$BABASHKA_XMX"
 
 lein clean