diff --git a/repos/mml/run/blinktree.run b/repos/mml/run/blinktree.run
index a73e1faaaf..24f929c092 100644
--- a/repos/mml/run/blinktree.run
+++ b/repos/mml/run/blinktree.run
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set config {
             <service name="IO_PORT"/>
             <service name="RM"/>
         </parent-provides>
+        <affinity-space width="20" height="1"/> 
         <default-route>
             <any-service><parent/><any-child/></any-service>
         </default-route>
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ set config {
 append_platform_drv_config
 
 append config {
-        <start name="blinktree">
-            <resource name="RAM" quantum="8000M"/>
+        <start name="blinktree" caps="1000">
+            <affinity xpos="0" ypos="0" width="20" height="1"/>
+            <resource name="RAM" quantum="119000M"/>
             <route>
                 <service name="Timer"> <child name="timer"/> </service>
                 <any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
@@ -64,10 +66,11 @@ append config {
 install_config $config
 
 set boot_modules { 
-    core init timer vfs.lib.so ld.lib.so libm.lib.so libc.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so blinktree fill_randint_workloada mixed_randint_workloada
+    core init timer vfs.lib.so ld.lib.so libm.lib.so libc.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so posix.lib.so blinktree fill_randint_workloada mixed_randint_workloada
 }
 
 append_platform_drv_boot_modules
 
 build_boot_image $boot_modules
-append qemu_args "-nographic -m 64"
\ No newline at end of file
+append qemu_args "-nographic"
+run_genode_until forever