diff --git a/assets/runtime/env-defaults b/assets/runtime/env-defaults
index 3ff322dd..9bdae67b 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/env-defaults
+++ b/assets/runtime/env-defaults
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ SIDEKIQ_MEMORY_KILLER_MAX_RSS=${SIDEKIQ_MEMORY_KILLER_MAX_RSS:-1000000}
 UNICORN_WORKERS=${UNICORN_WORKERS:-3}
 UNICORN_TIMEOUT=${UNICORN_TIMEOUT:-60}
 
+GITLAB_UNICORN_MEMORY_MAX=${GITLAB_UNICORN_MEMORY_MAX:-524288000}
+
 ##
 GITLAB_TIMEZONE=${GITLAB_TIMEZONE:-UTC}
 GITLAB_SIGNUP_ENABLED=${GITLAB_SIGNUP_ENABLED:-true}