diff --git a/repos/ports/run/lighttpd.run b/repos/ports/run/lighttpd.run
index 32708022ba7..767e8889d71 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/lighttpd.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/lighttpd.run
@@ -30,20 +30,23 @@ append config {
 		<service name="IO_PORT"/>
 		<service name="IO_MEM"/>
 	</parent-provides>
+	<default caps="100"/>
 	<default-route>
 		<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
-	</default-route>
-	<start name="timer">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
-		<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
-	</start>}
+	</default-route>}
 
 append_platform_drv_config
 
 append config {
+
+	<start name="timer">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+		<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
+	</start>
+
 	<start name="nic_drv">
 		<binary name="} [nic_drv_binary] {"/>
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="8M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Nic"/></provides>
 	</start>
 	<start name="lighttpd">
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ server.port          = 80
 server.document-root = "/website"
 server.event-handler = "select"
 server.network-backend = "write"
+debug.log-request-header = "enable"
 index-file.names     = (
   "index.xhtml", "index.html", "index.htm"
 )
@@ -122,5 +126,6 @@ append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 append qemu_args " -net user -redir tcp:5555::80 "
 append qemu_args " -nographic -serial mon:stdio "
+append qemu_args " -m 3G "
 
 run_genode_until forever