diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/src/main/resources/jmxfetch-config.yaml b/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/src/main/resources/jmxfetch-config.yaml
index a6cafed65b..0d913aca1f 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/src/main/resources/jmxfetch-config.yaml
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-jmxfetch/src/main/resources/jmxfetch-config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 init_config:
   is_jmx: true
+  new_gc_metrics: true
 
 instances:
 - jmx_url: service:jmx:local:///