diff --git a/scripts/deploy-dds-backoffice-local.sh b/scripts/deploy-dds-backoffice-local.sh
index 10ae61a..54328b5 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-dds-backoffice-local.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-dds-backoffice-local.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export DDS_BACKOFFICE_MY_PASSWORD="${DDS_BACKOFFICE_MY_PASSWORD:-${DDSUSER_MY_PA
 export DDS_BACKOFFICE_BOTH_PASSWORD="${DDS_BACKOFFICE_BOTH_PASSWORD:-${DDSUSER_BOTH_PASSWORD:-}}"
 export DDS_BACKOFFICE_NONE_PASSWORD="${DDS_BACKOFFICE_NONE_PASSWORD:-${DDSUSER_NONE_PASSWORD:-}}"
 export DDS_BACKOFFICE_TOKEN_PASSWORD="${DDS_BACKOFFICE_TOKEN_PASSWORD:-${DDSUSER_TOKEN_PASSWORD:-}}"
+JAVA_OPTS="${DDS_BACKOFFICE_JAVA_OPTS:--Xms64m -Xmx256m}"
 
 PID_FILE="$APP_DIR/app.pid"
 LOG_FILE="$APP_DIR/app.log"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ if [[ -f "$PID_FILE" ]] && kill -0 "$(cat "$PID_FILE")" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-setsid nohup java -jar "$APP_DIR/app.jar" > "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 < /dev/null &
+setsid nohup java $JAVA_OPTS -jar "$APP_DIR/app.jar" > "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 < /dev/null &
 echo $! > "$PID_FILE"
 echo "started pid=$(cat "$PID_FILE") log=$LOG_FILE port=$DDS_BACKOFFICE_PORT"
 START