diff --git a/deployment_manifest.json b/deployment_manifest.json
index 88569a29..c325fa02 100644
--- a/deployment_manifest.json
+++ b/deployment_manifest.json
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@
     {
       "name": "GOCD_PIPELINES_CONFIG",
       "value": "$GOCD_PIPELINES_CONFIG"
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "JVM_OPTS",
+      "value": "-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=/dumps -XX:+UseContainerSupport -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=50.0"
+    },
   ],
   "deployment": {
     "serviceAccount": true,