diff --git a/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_interactive.run b/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_interactive.run
index 76e6360e90..5551aee813 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_interactive.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_interactive.run
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ set config {
 			<policy label_prefix="gdb_monitor" uart="1"/>
 		</config>
 	</start>
-	<start name="gdb_monitor" caps="200">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="8M"/>
+	<start name="gdb_monitor" caps="1000">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="9M"/>
 		<config>
 			<target name="test-gdb_monitor">
 				<config>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ set config {
 					<libc stdout="/dev/log" stderr="/dev/log"/>
 				</config>
 			</target>
-			<preserve name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
+			<preserve name="RAM" quantum="5M"/>
 			<vfs>
 				<dir name="dev"> <log/> <terminal/> </dir>
 				<dir name="pipe"> <pipe/> </dir>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ proc binary_name_gdbserver_platform_lib_so { } {
 set boot_modules {
 	core init timer
 	ld.lib.so libc.lib.so libm.lib.so vfs.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so
-	pc_uart_drv vfs_pipe.lib.so
+	pc_uart_drv posix.lib.so vfs_pipe.lib.so
 	gdb_monitor gdbserver_platform.lib.so test-gdb_monitor
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ build_boot_image $boot_modules
 set local_port 5555
 
 # qemu config
-append qemu_args "  -nographic "
+append qemu_args " -display none "
 
 # connect comport 0 to stdio
 append qemu_args " -serial stdio "
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ append gdb_cmds {-ex "set interactive-mode auto" }
 
 puts "command: [gdb] debug/ld.lib.so $gdb_cmds"
 
-exec [terminal] -e "bash -lc \"[gdb] debug/ld.lib.so $gdb_cmds\"" &
+exec [terminal] -e "bash -lc \'[gdb] debug/ld.lib.so $gdb_cmds\'" &
 
 interact -i [output_spawn_id]
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_target_config.run b/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_target_config.run
index a34117886c..0e6ba40db2 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_target_config.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/gdb_monitor_target_config.run
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ set config {
 			<policy label_prefix="gdb_monitor" uart="1"/>
 		</config>
 	</start>
-	<start name="gdb_monitor" caps="200">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="8M"/>
+	<start name="gdb_monitor" caps="1000">
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="9M"/>
 		<config>
 			<target name="test-gdb_monitor_target_config">
 				<config>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ set config {
 					<test_config_subnode/>
 				</config>
 			</target>
-			<preserve name="RAM" quantum="3M"/>
+			<preserve name="RAM" quantum="5M"/>
 			<vfs>
 				<dir name="dev"> <log/> <terminal/> </dir>
 				<dir name="pipe"> <pipe/> </dir>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ append gdb_cmds [gdb_initial_breakpoint_cmds $gdb_target_binary]
 # continue execution
 append gdb_cmds {-ex "c" }
 
-exec [terminal] -e "bash -lc \"[gdb] debug/ld.lib.so $gdb_cmds\"" &
+exec [terminal] -e "bash -lc \'[gdb] debug/ld.lib.so $gdb_cmds\'" &
 
 interact -i [output_spawn_id]