diff --git a/exec/java-exec/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/exec/impersonation/TestImpersonationMetadata.java b/exec/java-exec/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/exec/impersonation/TestImpersonationMetadata.java
index ed25a6453ab..13ecc38ccf0 100644
--- a/exec/java-exec/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/exec/impersonation/TestImpersonationMetadata.java
+++ b/exec/java-exec/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/exec/impersonation/TestImpersonationMetadata.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.drill.exec.impersonation;
 
+import org.apache.drill.categories.EasyOutOfMemory;
 import org.apache.drill.categories.SecurityTest;
 import org.apache.drill.categories.SlowTest;
 import org.apache.drill.categories.UnlikelyTest;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 /**
  * Tests impersonation on metadata related queries as SHOW FILES, SHOW TABLES, CREATE VIEW, CREATE TABLE and DROP TABLE
  */
-@Category({SlowTest.class, SecurityTest.class})
+@Category({SlowTest.class, SecurityTest.class, EasyOutOfMemory.class})
 public class TestImpersonationMetadata extends BaseTestImpersonation {
   private static final String user1 = "drillTestUser1";
   private static final String user2 = "drillTestUser2";