diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 03cd0a33e..bb66f0d18 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@
                     workingDir="${basedir}"
                     useDefaultListeners="false"
                     listeners="org.testng.reporters.FailedReporter,org.testng.reporters.JUnitXMLReporter,org.broadinstitute.sting.StingTextReporter">
-                <jvmarg value="-Djava.awt.headless=true"/>
+                <jvmarg value="-Xmx${test.maxmemory}" />
+                <jvmarg value="-Djava.awt.headless=true" />
 <!--
                 <jvmarg value="-Xdebug"/>
                 <jvmarg value="-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005"/>
diff --git a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java
index 0024149bb..f37a664f4 100755
--- a/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantrecalibration/VariantRecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class VariantRecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
         executeTest("testGenerateVariantClusters-"+params.inVCF, spec).getFirst();
     }
 
-    @Test(dataProvider = "VRTest", enabled = true)
+    @Test(dataProvider = "VRTest",dependsOnMethods="testGenerateVariantClusters")
     public void testVariantRecalibrator(VRTest params) {
         //System.out.printf("PARAMS FOR %s is %s%n", vcf, clusterFile);
         WalkerTest.WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTest.WalkerTestSpec(
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class VariantRecalibrationWalkersIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
         executeTest("testVariantRecalibrator-"+params.inVCF, spec).getFirst();
     }
 
-    @Test(dataProvider = "VRTest", enabled = true)
+    @Test(dataProvider = "VRTest",dependsOnMethods="testVariantRecalibrator")
     public void testApplyVariantCuts(VRTest params) {
         WalkerTest.WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTest.WalkerTestSpec(
                 "-R " + b36KGReference +