diff --git a/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run b/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run
index 09b67ecef5..5a7c76857b 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import_from_depot [depot_user]/src/[base_src] \
                   [depot_user]/src/decorator \
                   [depot_user]/src/libc \
                   [depot_user]/src/libpng \
+                  [depot_user]/src/vfs \
                   [depot_user]/src/zlib
 
 install_config {
@@ -82,8 +83,11 @@ install_config {
 		</route>
 	</start>
 
-	<start name="decorator">
+	<start name="decorator" caps="200">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="8M"/>
+		<config>
+			<default-policy/>
+		</config>
 		<route>
 			<service name="ROM" label="pointer">
 				<child name="report_rom" /> </service>
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/main.cc
index 8070c7b278..dd649bb5d2 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/decorator/main.cc
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct Decorator::Main : Window_factory_base
 	 */
 	Window_base *create(Xml_node window_node) override
 	{
-		for (unsigned retry = 0 ; retry < 2; retry ++) {
+		for (;;) {
 			try {
 				return new (_heap)
 					Window(window_node.attribute_value("id", 0UL),
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct Decorator::Main : Window_factory_base
 			}
 			catch (Genode::Out_of_caps) {
 				Genode::log("Handle Out_of_caps of nitpicker session - upgrade by 2");
-				_nitpicker.upgrade_ram(2);
+				_nitpicker.upgrade_caps(2);
 			}
 		}
 		return nullptr;