diff --git a/i3status.config b/i3status.config
index 504766d..8357877 100644
--- a/i3status.config
+++ b/i3status.config
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ cpu_usage {
 
 memory {
 	   format = "%used"
-	   threshold_degraded = "10%"
+	   threshold_degraded = "15%"
 	   format_degraded = "MEMORY: %free"
 }