diff --git a/conf/jitsi-videobridge.config b/conf/jitsi-videobridge.config
index 7b356a0..42fd4ad 100644
--- a/conf/jitsi-videobridge.config
+++ b/conf/jitsi-videobridge.config
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ JVB_PORT=__PORT_COMPONENT__
 # sets the shared secret used to authenticate to the XMPP server
 JVB_SECRET=__VIDEOBRIDGE_SECRET__
 
+# add max memory used during VM alocation
+VIDEOBRIDGE_MAX_MEMORY=__VIDEOBRIDGE_MAX_MEMORY__
+
 # adds java system props that are passed to jvb (default are for home and logging config file)
 JAVA_SYS_PROPS="-Dconfig.file=/etc/__APP__/videobridge/jvb.conf -Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_HOME_DIR_LOCATION=/etc/__APP__ -Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_HOME_DIR_NAME=videobridge -Dnet.java.sip.communicator.SC_LOG_DIR_LOCATION=/var/log/__APP__ -Djava.util.logging.config.file=/etc/__APP__/videobridge/logging.properties"