diff --git a/integration-tests/kubernetes/pom.xml b/integration-tests/kubernetes/pom.xml
index 7b6d9c68c777..2b476d989e1f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/kubernetes/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/kubernetes/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@
 
 
     <profiles>
-       <profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>ci</id>
+            <properties>
+                <quarkus.native.native-image-xmx>5g</quarkus.native.native-image-xmx>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
             <id>native</id>
             <activation>
                 <property>
diff --git a/integration-tests/master-openshift/pom.xml b/integration-tests/master-openshift/pom.xml
index a87b5f371a86..0a80665bad34 100644
--- a/integration-tests/master-openshift/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/master-openshift/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>
-
+        <profile>
+            <id>ci</id>
+            <properties>
+                <quarkus.native.native-image-xmx>5g</quarkus.native.native-image-xmx>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>full</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/tooling/scripts/test-categories.yaml b/tooling/scripts/test-categories.yaml
index 426c338a2cf9..865d4c1ac23a 100644
--- a/tooling/scripts/test-categories.yaml
+++ b/tooling/scripts/test-categories.yaml
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ group-08:
   - jq
   - master
   - master-file
-  - master-openshift
   - pdf
   - saxon
   - telegram
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ group-13:
   - js-dsl
   - jsh-dsl
   - kotlin-dsl
-  - kubernetes
   - salesforce
   - sap-netweaver
   - servicenow
@@ -217,3 +215,7 @@ group-13:
   - nitrite
   - twilio
   - pgevent
+group-14:
+  # This group is reserved for slow memory hungry native builds
+  - kubernetes
+  - master-openshift