diff --git a/scripts/scylla-jmx b/scripts/scylla-jmx
index e34e431..dd7b4fe 100755
--- a/scripts/scylla-jmx
+++ b/scripts/scylla-jmx
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-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/scylla-jmx-1.0.jar
+exec java $API_ADDR $API_PORT $CONF_FILE -Xmx256m -XX:+UseSerialGC -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=$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/scylla-jmx-1.0.jar