diff --git a/test/verify/check-shell-host-switching b/test/verify/check-shell-host-switching
index a4e95faaeb52..23e4fbd2a396 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-shell-host-switching
+++ b/test/verify/check-shell-host-switching
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with Cockpit; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import os
 import time
 
 import testlib
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ class HostSwitcherHelpers:
 @testlib.todoPybridgeRHEL8()
 class TestHostSwitching(testlib.MachineCase, HostSwitcherHelpers):
     provision = {
-        'machine1': {"address": "10.111.113.1/20", "memory_mb": 512},
+        # HACK: pybridge uses too much memory in devel scenario, revert after PR #19065
+        'machine1': {"address": "10.111.113.1/20", "memory_mb": 768 if "devel" in os.getenv("TEST_SCENARIO", "") else 512},
         'machine2': {"address": "10.111.113.2/20", "memory_mb": 512},
         'machine3': {"address": "10.111.113.3/20", "memory_mb": 512}
     }