diff --git a/source/de/anomic/server/serverAbstractThread.java b/source/de/anomic/server/serverAbstractThread.java
index 589b6953b..952616395 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/server/serverAbstractThread.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/server/serverAbstractThread.java
@@ -232,6 +232,31 @@ public abstract class serverAbstractThread extends Thread implements serverThrea
             logError("thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.toString(),e);
         }
     }
+
+    private static long[] gcs = new long[5];
+    private static int gcs_pos = 0;
+    
+    private static long runGC() {
+        long memnow = serverMemory.available();
+        Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
+        if (++gcs_pos >= gcs.length) gcs_pos = 0;
+        return (gcs[gcs_pos] = serverMemory.available() - memnow);
+    }
+    
+    public static long GCAverage() {
+        long x = 0;
+        int y = 0;
+        for (int i=0; i<gcs.length; i++)
+            if (gcs[i] != 0) {
+                x += gcs[i];
+                y++;
+            }
+        if (y == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        } else {
+            return x / y;
+        }
+    }
     
     public void run() {
         if (startup > 0) {
@@ -251,7 +276,7 @@ public abstract class serverAbstractThread extends Thread implements serverThrea
         long memstamp0, memstamp1, memnow;
         boolean isBusy;
         //Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
-                
+        
         while (running) {
             if ((this.intermissionObedient) && (this.intermission > 0) && (this.intermission != Long.MAX_VALUE)) {
                 long itime = this.intermission - System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -271,7 +296,8 @@ public abstract class serverAbstractThread extends Thread implements serverThrea
                 timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 ratz(this.idlePause);
                 idletime += System.currentTimeMillis() - timestamp;
-            } else if ((memnow = serverMemory.available()) > memprereq) try {
+            } else if ((memnow = serverMemory.available()) > memprereq ||
+                    ((memnow + GCAverage() > memprereq || GCAverage() == 0) && memnow + runGC() > memprereq)) try {
                 // do job
                 timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 memstamp0 = serverMemory.used();
@@ -304,8 +330,9 @@ public abstract class serverAbstractThread extends Thread implements serverThrea
                 this.jobExceptionHandler(e);
                 busyCycles++;
             } else {
-                log.logFine("Thread '" + this.getName() + "' runs short memory cycle. Free mem: " +
-                        (memnow / 1024) + " KB, needed: " + (memprereq / 1024) + " KB");
+                log.logWarning("Thread '" + this.getName() + "' runs short memory cycle. Free mem: " +
+                        (memnow / 1024) + " KB, needed: " + (memprereq / 1024) + " KB, " +
+                        "GC should provide max. " + (GCAverage() / 1024) + "KB");
                 // omit job, not enough memory
                 // process scheduled pause
                 timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();