diff --git a/compose/sample-apps.yml b/compose/sample-apps.yml
index 0138b8ca3..e47c2ca7a 100644
--- a/compose/sample-apps.yml
+++ b/compose/sample-apps.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,18 @@ services:
     expose:
       - "9977"
     environment:
-      JAVA_OPTS_APPEND: "-Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0 -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager -javaagent:/deployments/app/cryostat-agent.jar"
+      JAVA_OPTS_APPEND: >-
+        -Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0
+        -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager
+        -javaagent:/deployments/app/cryostat-agent.jar
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.autodiscovery=false
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=22222
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=22222
+        -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=quarkus-test-agent
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false
+        -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only=false
       QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT: 10010
       ORG_ACME_CRYOSTATSERVICE_ENABLED: "false"
       CRYOSTAT_AGENT_APP_NAME: quarkus-test-agent