diff --git a/tags/drap-v1.91/bin/submitBlat.pl b/tags/drap-v1.91/bin/submitBlat.pl
index d4d1aec9f1b8f8a9cd676b0555ab4ef2fc3ed6ed..a7a2223591dabe6d4aa9c8fcc7f65c1f3c7f78c2 100755
--- a/tags/drap-v1.91/bin/submitBlat.pl
+++ b/tags/drap-v1.91/bin/submitBlat.pl
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ The max number of submissions.
 
 =item B<--mem>
 
-The maximum memory used by each command on a sub-file.
+The maximum memory used by each command on a sub-file (default: 4G).
 
 =item B<--vmem>
 
-The maximum virtual memory used by each command on a sub-file.
+The maximum virtual memory used by each command on a sub-file (default: 8G).
 
 =item B<--local>
 
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ MAIN:
 	my $best = undef ;
 	my $max_submission = undef ;
 	my $max_sequences = undef ;
-	my $vmem = "" ;
-	my $mem = "" ;
+	my $vmem = "8G" ;
+	my $mem = "4G" ;
 	my $local = undef ;
 	my $help = 0 ;
 	GetOptions(
diff --git a/trunk/bin/submitBlat.pl b/trunk/bin/submitBlat.pl
index d4d1aec9f1b8f8a9cd676b0555ab4ef2fc3ed6ed..a7a2223591dabe6d4aa9c8fcc7f65c1f3c7f78c2 100755
--- a/trunk/bin/submitBlat.pl
+++ b/trunk/bin/submitBlat.pl
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ The max number of submissions.
 
 =item B<--mem>
 
-The maximum memory used by each command on a sub-file.
+The maximum memory used by each command on a sub-file (default: 4G).
 
 =item B<--vmem>
 
-The maximum virtual memory used by each command on a sub-file.
+The maximum virtual memory used by each command on a sub-file (default: 8G).
 
 =item B<--local>
 
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ MAIN:
 	my $best = undef ;
 	my $max_submission = undef ;
 	my $max_sequences = undef ;
-	my $vmem = "" ;
-	my $mem = "" ;
+	my $vmem = "8G" ;
+	my $mem = "4G" ;
 	my $local = undef ;
 	my $help = 0 ;
 	GetOptions(