# Knowledge Article :: Unable to Start Agent

**URL:** <https://community.automationedge.com/t/knowledge-article-unable-to-start-agent/898>\
**Category:** Self-Help & Learn\
**Created:** [December 20, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/knowledge-article-unable-to-start-agent/898 "2018-12-20T08:24:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![dolly.jobin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@dolly.jobin](https://community.automationedge.com/u/dolly.jobin)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/knowledge-article-unable-to-start-agent/898/1 "2018-12-20T08:24:48Z")

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**Problem Statement:**

Unable to Start Agent

**Error:** Error occurred during initialization of VM, could not reserve enough space for object heap.

**Solution:**

- Edit startup.bat/aeagent.bat file from ae-agent/lib directory.
- Search for “-Xms1024m –Xmx2048m” text.
- Replace “-Xms512m –Xmx1024m” text with “-Xms1024m –Xmx2048m”
- Run startup.bat/ae-agent.bat file.
- Incase issue still persists, contact [support@automationedge.com](mailto:support@automationedge.com)