diff --git a/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex b/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
index 731b710..e2d0eff 100644
--- a/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
+++ b/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
     process_info = Process.info(self(), [:memory, :heap_size, :total_heap_size])
 
     # Force garbage collection if memory usage is high
-    # 10MB threshold (more aggressive than previous 50MB)
-    # Also check process memory independently
-    if memory_diff > 10_485_760 or process_info[:memory] > 20_971_520 do
+    # 500MB threshold for memory diff (we have 15GB available)
+    # 1GB threshold for process memory
+    if memory_diff > 524_288_000 or process_info[:memory] > 1_073_741_824 do
       :erlang.garbage_collect()
 
       Logger.warning("High memory usage detected, forced garbage collection",
diff --git a/rel/vm.args.eex b/rel/vm.args.eex
index 983397a..d9f92b7 100644
--- a/rel/vm.args.eex
+++ b/rel/vm.args.eex
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 ## -mode/-name/-sname/-setcookie are configured via env vars, do not set them here
 
 ## Increase number of concurrent ports/sockets
-##+Q 65536
++Q 65536
 
-## Tweak GC to run more often
-##-env ERL_FULLSWEEP_AFTER 10
+## Memory and GC tuning for 1GB container
+## Run full sweep less frequently to reduce GC overhead
++e 65536
++hms 46422
++hmbs 46422
++S 2:2
++stbt s
++zdbbl 32768