diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2b21ce68b..0d2e1e5da 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Sets default memory used for gradle commands. Can be overridden by user or command line properties.
 # This is required to provide enough memory for the Minecraft decompilation process.
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
-org.gradle.daemon=false
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G -XX:+UseParallelGC
+org.gradle.daemon=true
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
 
 mod_id=overdrive_that_matters