diff --git a/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml b/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml
index 7b133dd..42732cf 100644
--- a/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml
+++ b/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
         - "echo '#!/bin/sh -e' > {{ ollama_runit_start }}"
         - "echo '# Allow pulling LLMs for use with ZeroClaw.'>> {{ ollama_runit_start }}"
         - "echo 'exec 2>&1' >> {{ ollama_runit_start }}"
+        - "echo 'export OLLAMA_MAX_LOADED_MODELS=1' >> {{ ollama_runit_start }}"
         - "echo 'exec chpst -u {{ user }} ollama serve' >> {{ ollama_runit_start }}"
         - "chmod +x {{ ollama_runit_start }}"
       register: shell_check