diff --git a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/plugins/memorywidget/memorypresenter.py b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/plugins/memorywidget/memorypresenter.py
index 4dfa0f6e82bf286e6cc8412509bf5310dd13ef90..b8111f8afda78606f5e3fa783253feec002ed867 100644
--- a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/plugins/memorywidget/memorypresenter.py
+++ b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/plugins/memorywidget/memorypresenter.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class MemoryPresenter(object):
     def __init__(self, view):
 
         self.view = view
+        self.view.memory_bar.setValue(100)
         self.update_memory_usage()
 
         self.timer = QTimer()