diff --git a/metadata/com.nextcloud.android.beta.yml b/metadata/com.nextcloud.android.beta.yml
index 6af6b19ced..926eafada1 100644
--- a/metadata/com.nextcloud.android.beta.yml
+++ b/metadata/com.nextcloud.android.beta.yml
@@ -4171,6 +4171,10 @@ Builds:
     rm:
       - user_manual
       - gplay.gradle
+    prebuild:
+      - mkdir -p $HOME/.gradle
+      - echo "org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx9g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError"
+        > $HOME/.gradle/gradle.properties
     scandelete:
       - src/androidTest
 
diff --git a/metadata/com.nextcloud.client.yml b/metadata/com.nextcloud.client.yml
index f68c5ef575..e934166da4 100644
--- a/metadata/com.nextcloud.client.yml
+++ b/metadata/com.nextcloud.client.yml
@@ -1049,6 +1049,10 @@ Builds:
     rm:
       - user_manual
       - gplay.gradle
+    prebuild:
+      - mkdir -p $HOME/.gradle
+      - echo "org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx9g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError"
+        > $HOME/.gradle/gradle.properties
     scandelete:
       - src/androidTest