diff --git a/docs/opensearch/install/important-settings.md b/docs/opensearch/install/important-settings.md
index 0e666b21..f8907379 100644
--- a/docs/opensearch/install/important-settings.md
+++ b/docs/opensearch/install/important-settings.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The [sample docker-compose.yml](../docker/#sample-docker-compose-file) file also
 
   Disbles swapping (along with `memlock`). Swapping can dramatically decrease performance and stability, so you should ensure it is disabled on production clusters.
 
-- `ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m`
+- `OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m`
 
   Sets the size of the Java heap (we recommend half of system RAM).
 
diff --git a/docs/security/access-control/cross-cluster-search.md b/docs/security/access-control/cross-cluster-search.md
index e6e793a3..4bdd8606 100644
--- a/docs/security/access-control/cross-cluster-search.md
+++ b/docs/security/access-control/cross-cluster-search.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ services:
       - cluster.name=opensearch-cluster1
       - discovery.type=single-node
       - bootstrap.memory_lock=true # along with the memlock settings below, disables swapping
-      - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" # minimum and maximum Java heap size, recommend setting both to 50% of system RAM
+      - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" # minimum and maximum Java heap size, recommend setting both to 50% of system RAM
     ulimits:
       memlock:
         soft: -1
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ services:
       - cluster.name=opensearch-cluster2
       - discovery.type=single-node
       - bootstrap.memory_lock=true # along with the memlock settings below, disables swapping
-      - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" # minimum and maximum Java heap size, recommend setting both to 50% of system RAM
+      - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" # minimum and maximum Java heap size, recommend setting both to 50% of system RAM
     ulimits:
       memlock:
         soft: -1
diff --git a/docs/security/configuration/tls.md b/docs/security/configuration/tls.md
index cd6c211e..3debafec 100755
--- a/docs/security/configuration/tls.md
+++ b/docs/security/configuration/tls.md
@@ -205,4 +205,4 @@ opensearch_security.ssl.http.enabled_protocols:
 
 ## (Advanced) Disable client initiated renegotiation for Java 8
 
-Set `-Djdk.tls.rejectClientInitiatedRenegotiation=true` to disable secure client initiated renegotiation, which is enabled by default. This can be set via `ES_JAVA_OPTS` in `config/jvm.options`.
+Set `-Djdk.tls.rejectClientInitiatedRenegotiation=true` to disable secure client initiated renegotiation, which is enabled by default. This can be set via `OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS` in `config/jvm.options`.