diff --git a/helm/kaap-stack/values.yaml b/helm/kaap-stack/values.yaml
index 0e4490c3..5c69ed1a 100644
--- a/helm/kaap-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kaap-stack/values.yaml
@@ -397,3 +397,5 @@ bkvm:
         value: pulsar
       - name: BKVM_user.1.role
         value: Admin
+      - name: JAVA_OPTS
+        value: "-Xmx3g -Xms3g"