diff --git a/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm b/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm
index 268765b..6d789d9 100644
--- a/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm
+++ b/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ COPY --chown=185 target/quarkus-app/app/ /deployments/app/
 COPY --chown=185 target/quarkus-app/quarkus/ /deployments/quarkus/
 
 ENV AB_JOLOKIA_OFF=""
-ENV JAVA_OPTS="-Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0 -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager"
+ENV JAVA_OPTS_APPEND="-XX:-ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0 -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager"
 ENV JAVA_APP_JAR="/deployments/quarkus-run.jar"
 
 EXPOSE 8080