diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
index a5fb6a5..f6cafb3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 		private Map<String, String> enabled = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 		/**
 		 * A map of "deployment" properties passed to the deployer (not the app) when this
-		 * app is launched. You can use <code>javaOpts</code> here to pass JVM args to a local deployer.
+		 * app is launched. You can use <code>spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts</code>
+		 * here to pass JVM args to a local deployer.
 		 */
 		private Map<String, String> properties = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
index 6c0ea4c..aba6bba 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dt:
   pre: maven://org.springframework.cloud.launcher:spring-cloud-launcher-
   ver: ${launcher.version}
-  opts: -Xmx128m
+  mem: 128m
 
 spring:
   cloud:
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ spring:
           waitUntilStarted: true
           order: -100
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
         dataflow:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}dataflow:${dt.ver}
           port: 9393
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
         eureka:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}eureka:${dt.ver}
           port: 8761
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spring:
           disabled:
             eureka.client.enabled: false
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
         h2:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}h2:${dt.ver}
           port: 9095
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ spring:
           enabled:
             spring.datasource.url: jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9096/./target/test
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
         hystrixdashboard:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}hystrixdashboard:${dt.ver}
           port: 7979
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
         kafka:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}kafka:${dt.ver}
           port: 9091
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ spring:
           disabled: 
             spring.cloud.bus.enabled: false
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
         zipkin:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}zipkin:${dt.ver}
           port: 9411
           order: 0
           properties:
-            spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+            spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
       deploy: ${launcher.deploy:configserver,eureka}