diff --git a/tdp_vars_defaults/yarn/yarn.yml b/tdp_vars_defaults/yarn/yarn.yml
index 5e913f84..a59f0d92 100644
--- a/tdp_vars_defaults/yarn/yarn.yml
+++ b/tdp_vars_defaults/yarn/yarn.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ yarn_site:
   yarn.nodemanager.keytab: /etc/security/keytabs/nm.service.keytab
   yarn.nodemanager.webapp.spnego-keytab-file: /etc/security/keytabs/spnego.service.keytab
   yarn.nodemanager.webapp.spnego-principal: "HTTP/_HOST@{{ realm }}"
-  # yarn.nodemanager.vmem-check-enabled: "false"
+  # disable vmem-check for better jupyterhub integration
+  yarn.nodemanager.vmem-check-enabled: "false"
   yarn.nodemanager.vmem-pmem-ratio: 4
   yarn.timeline-service.enabled: "true"
   yarn.timeline-service.generic-application-history.enabled: "true"