diff --git a/bbmri/docker-compose.yml b/bbmri/docker-compose.yml
index dcd446c..378b64a 100644
--- a/bbmri/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bbmri/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
     container_name: bridgehead-bbmri-blaze
     environment:
       BASE_URL: "http://bridgehead-bbmri-blaze:8080"
-      JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: "-Xmx${BLAZE_MEMORY_CAP}m"
+      JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: "-Xmx${BLAZE_MEMORY_CAP:-4096}m"
       DB_BLOCK_CACHE_SIZE: $BLAZE_MEMORY_CAP
       ENFORCE_REFERENTIAL_INTEGRITY: "false"
     volumes:
diff --git a/ccp/docker-compose.yml b/ccp/docker-compose.yml
index 823bcdf..a87754a 100644
--- a/ccp/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ccp/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     container_name: bridgehead-ccp-blaze
     environment:
       BASE_URL: "http://bridgehead-ccp-blaze:8080"
-      JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: "-Xmx${BLAZE_MEMORY_CAP}m"
+      JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: "-Xmx${BLAZE_MEMORY_CAP:-4096}m"
       DB_BLOCK_CACHE_SIZE: $BLAZE_MEMORY_CAP
       ENFORCE_REFERENTIAL_INTEGRITY: "false"
     volumes: