diff --git a/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_linux b/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_linux
index 4c900116..c0bbd35a 100644
--- a/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_linux
+++ b/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_linux
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-java -cp "SDRTrunk.jar:libs/*" gui.SDRTrunk&
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+java -XX:+UseG1GC -cp "SDRTrunk.jar:libs/*" gui.SDRTrunk&
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diff --git a/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_windows.bat b/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_windows.bat
index 04553f75..237029b1 100644
--- a/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_windows.bat
+++ b/scripts/run_sdrtrunk_windows.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-java -cp "SDRTrunk.jar;libs/*;config/*;images/*" gui.SDRTrunk
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+java -XX:+UseG1GC -cp "SDRTrunk.jar;libs/*;config/*;images/*" gui.SDRTrunk
\ No newline at end of file