diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_file_restore/qemu_helper.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_file_restore/qemu_helper.rs
index 0f3a7feb..46fa011b 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_file_restore/qemu_helper.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_file_restore/qemu_helper.rs
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ pub async fn start_vm(
         "none",
         "-enable-kvm",
         "-m",
-        "512",
+        "128",
         "-kernel",
         buildcfg::PROXMOX_BACKUP_KERNEL_FN,
         "-initrd",
         &ramfs_path,
         "-append",
-        "quiet",
+        "quiet panic=1",
         "-daemonize",
         "-pidfile",
         &format!("/dev/fd/{}", pid_fd.as_raw_fd()),