diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5cd384e..a3371d29 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Initial release of nf-core/metatdenovo, created with the [nf-core](https://nf-co
 
 ### `Changed`
 
+- [#292](<[https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/292](https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/292)>) - Specify memory to Megahit process
 - [#290](<[https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/290](https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/290)>) - Template update to v2.14.1
 - [#283](<[https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/283](https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/283)>) - Updated documentation about download databases manually
 - [#268](<[https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/268](https://github.com/nf-core/metatdenovo/pull/268)>) - Don't save so many intermediate Megahit files by default
diff --git a/modules/local/megahit/interleaved.nf b/modules/local/megahit/interleaved.nf
index 4c940320..93d801fb 100644
--- a/modules/local/megahit/interleaved.nf
+++ b/modules/local/megahit/interleaved.nf
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ process MEGAHIT_INTERLEAVED {
         $pair_ends \\
         ${single_ends} \\
         -t $task.cpus \\
+        -m ${task.memory.toBytes()} \\
         $args \\
         --out-prefix $assembly