diff --git a/core/gc/src/lib.rs b/core/gc/src/lib.rs
index 4484249188..8f53155ae9 100644
--- a/core/gc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/gc/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ thread_local!(static BOA_GC: RefCell<BoaGc> = RefCell::new( BoaGc {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 struct GcConfig {
+    /// The threshold at which the garbage collector will trigger a collection.
     threshold: usize,
+    /// The percentage of used space at which the garbage collector will trigger a collection.
     used_space_percentage: usize,
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ struct GcConfig {
 impl Default for GcConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            threshold: 1024,
+            // Start at 1MB, the nursary size for V8 is ~1-8MB and SM can be up to 16MB
+            threshold: 1_048_576,
             used_space_percentage: 70,
         }
     }
@@ -191,6 +194,8 @@ impl Allocator {
         if gc.runtime.bytes_allocated > gc.config.threshold {
             Collector::collect(gc);
 
+            // Post collection check
+            // If the allocated bytes are still above the threshold, increase the threshold.
             if gc.runtime.bytes_allocated
                 > gc.config.threshold / 100 * gc.config.used_space_percentage
             {