diff --git a/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java b/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
index 75fb16c3..e2c7fe08 100644
--- a/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
+++ b/bamboo-specs/src/main/java/buildjob/PlanSpec.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public class PlanSpec {
                                                 .checkoutItems(new CheckoutItem().defaultRepository()),
                                         new ScriptTask()
                                                 .description("Build")
+                                                .environmentVariables("MAVEN_OPTS="+JVM_ARGS)
                                                 .inlineBody("#!/bin/bash\n" +
                                                         "set -e\n" +