diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/main_headless.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/shared/main_headless.cpp
index 15cf095d6..d4e96e181 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/main_headless.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/main_headless.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ constexpr int kHeapSize = 131072;
 #ifdef NDEBUG
 constexpr int kStackSize = 32768;
 #else
-constexpr int kStackSize = 32768*2; // In DEBUG mode, we increase the stack to be able to pass the tests
+constexpr int kStackSize = 32768*10; // In DEBUG mode, we increase the stack to be able to pass the tests
 #endif
 
 char heap[kHeapSize];