diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d0bf3f08d5..2325bdda02 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       CI_CONTAINERS_WAIT_TIME: 60
     machine:
       image: ubuntu-1604:201903-01
-      resource_class: large
+      resource_class: xlarge
     steps:
       - checkout # check out source code to working directory
       - run: