diff --git a/scripts/scylla-jmx b/scripts/scylla-jmx
index d2a054c..e3681f0 100755
--- a/scripts/scylla-jmx
+++ b/scripts/scylla-jmx
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-exec java $API_ADDR $API_PORT $CONF_FILE -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=$JMX_PORT -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=$JMX_PORT -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -jar $LOCATION/urchin-mbean-1.0.jar
+exec java $API_ADDR $API_PORT $CONF_FILE -Xmx256m -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=$JMX_PORT -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=$JMX_PORT -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -jar $LOCATION/urchin-mbean-1.0.jar