diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test_template.yml b/.github/workflows/_test_template.yml
index 3e2d63285ec4..bd80e88ee964 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test_template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test_template.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
             (  
               set -e
 
-              docker run --rm --device=/dev/nvidia0 --gpus all --shm-size=8g --env TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE=0 --env HYDRA_FULL_ERROR=1 --volume /mnt/datadrive/TestData:/home/TestData nemoci.azurecr.io/nemo_container_${{ github.run_id }} bash -c '${{ inputs.SCRIPT }}'
+              docker run --rm --device=/dev/nvidia0 --gpus all --shm-size=64g --env TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE=0 --env HYDRA_FULL_ERROR=1 --volume /mnt/datadrive/TestData:/home/TestData nemoci.azurecr.io/nemo_container_${{ github.run_id }} bash -c '${{ inputs.SCRIPT }}'
             ) 2> >(tee err.log)
 
             EXIT_CODE=$?
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ jobs:
         - name: after_script
           if: always() && inputs.AFTER_SCRIPT != ':'
           run: |
-            docker run --rm --device=/dev/nvidia0 --gpus all --shm-size=8g --env TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE=0 --env HYDRA_FULL_ERROR=1 --volume /mnt/datadrive/TestData:/home/TestData nemoci.azurecr.io/nemo_container_${{ github.run_id }} bash -c '${{ inputs.AFTER_SCRIPT }}'
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+            docker run --rm --device=/dev/nvidia0 --gpus all --shm-size=64g --env TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE=0 --env HYDRA_FULL_ERROR=1 --volume /mnt/datadrive/TestData:/home/TestData nemoci.azurecr.io/nemo_container_${{ github.run_id }} bash -c '${{ inputs.AFTER_SCRIPT }}'
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