diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/tomcat-instance-default.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/tomcat-instance-default.j2
index b8da26b..a8fec22 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/tomcat-instance-default.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/tomcat-instance-default.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 export GHN_HOME={{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears
 export WEB_CONTAINER_HOME={{ smartgears_instance_path }}
+{% if tomcat_additional_defaults is defined %}
+{% for setting in tomcat_additional_defaults %}
+{{ setting }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}