diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index b3db54fe..a7a1419f 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ fi
 # Limits Java JVM stack size and maximum heap usage.
 # Comment out for bigger systems, e.g. non-routers
 # or when API documentation is enabled
-# JVM_MEMORY_ARGS="-Xss256k -Xmx128m"
+# Uncomment (remove '#' sign) line below if your system has less than 12GB of RAM for optimal RAM defaults
+# JVM_MEMORY_ARGS="-Xss1256k -Xmx3128m"
 
 # Although java.net.preferIPv4Stack is supposed to be false
 # by default in Java 11, on some platforms (e.g. FreeBSD 12),