diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
index 93c0615..afe91d1 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-server/target/hyracks-server-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
           <hyracksCLIHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-cli/target/hyracks-cli-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksCLIHome>
+          <jvmOptions>${jvm.extraargs}</jvmOptions>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml b/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
index 4f6fb3c..50b492b 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-server/target/hyracks-server-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
           <hyracksCLIHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-cli/target/hyracks-cli-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksCLIHome>
+          <jvmOptions>${jvm.extraargs}</jvmOptions>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>