diff --git a/buildScripts/eclipse-debug-target.template b/buildScripts/eclipse-debug-target.template
index 99e4237c..033f8197 100644
--- a/buildScripts/eclipse-debug-target.template
+++ b/buildScripts/eclipse-debug-target.template
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER" value="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS" value="-os ${target.os} -ws ${target.ws} -arch ${target.arch} -nl ${target.nl}"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.SOURCE_PATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.pde.ui.workbenchClasspathProvider"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS" value="-Xms40m -Xmx512m @START_ON_FIRST_THREAD@ -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts -javaagent:${project_loc:lombok}/dist/lombok.jar -Xbootclasspath/a:${project_loc:lombok}/dist/lombok.jar -Dlombok.patcher.patchDebugDir=${project_loc:lombok}/debug/patchedClasses"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS" value="-Xms40m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m @START_ON_FIRST_THREAD@ -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts -javaagent:${project_loc:lombok}/dist/lombok.jar -Xbootclasspath/a:${project_loc:lombok}/dist/lombok.jar -Dlombok.patcher.patchDebugDir=${project_loc:lombok}/debug/patchedClasses"/>
 <stringAttribute key="pde.version" value="3.3"/>
 <stringAttribute key="product" value="org.eclipse.sdk.ide"/>
 <booleanAttribute key="show_selected_only" value="false"/>