diff --git a/k8s/mendel-linux.yaml b/k8s/mendel-linux.yaml
index 99ea95f..87d65db 100644
--- a/k8s/mendel-linux.yaml
+++ b/k8s/mendel-linux.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
   name: mendel-linux
 spec:
   master:
+    containers:
+    - name: jenkins-master
+      env:
+      - name: JAVA_OPTS
+        value: -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseCGroupMemoryLimitForHeap -XX:MaxRAMFraction=1 -Djenkins.install.runSetupWizard=false -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dorg.jenkinsci.plugins.durabletask.BourneShellScript.LAUNCH_DIAGNOSTICS=true
     basePlugins:
     - name: authentication-tokens
       version: "1.4"