diff --git a/core/src/main/java/net/adoptopenjdk/icedteaweb/jvm/JvmUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/net/adoptopenjdk/icedteaweb/jvm/JvmUtils.java
index ed292c65a..07128cde8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/net/adoptopenjdk/icedteaweb/jvm/JvmUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/net/adoptopenjdk/icedteaweb/jvm/JvmUtils.java
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ private static String[] getValidVMArguments() {
                 "-XX:+ScavengeBeforeFullGC",
                 "-XX:-ScavengeBeforeFullGC",
                 "-XX:+UseParallelScavenge",
-                "-XX:-UseParallelScavenge"
+                "-XX:-UseParallelScavenge",
+                "-XX:+UseShenandoahGC",
+                "-XX:-UseShenandoahGC"
         };
     }