diff --git a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/Bundle.properties b/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/Bundle.properties
--- a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/Bundle.properties
+++ b/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/Bundle.properties
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@
 
 Loaders/application/x-class-file/Factories/org-netbeans-modules-java-ClassDataLoader.instance=Class Files
 Loaders/text/x-java/Factories/org-netbeans-modules-java-JavaDataLoader.instance=Java Files
+
+ERR_NoUsageThreashold=Placeholder - "No Threshold"
diff --git a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/JBrowseModule.java b/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/JBrowseModule.java
--- a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/JBrowseModule.java
+++ b/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/JBrowseModule.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.lang.management.MemoryPoolMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.MemoryType;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import javax.management.InstanceAlreadyExistsException;
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@
 import org.openide.ErrorManager;
 import org.openide.modules.ModuleInstall;
 import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
+import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -75,6 +79,28 @@
     public JBrowseModule() {
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void validate() throws IllegalStateException {
+        super.validate();
+     
+        long s = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        try {
+        List<MemoryPoolMXBean> pools = null;
+        pools = ManagementFactory.getMemoryPoolMXBeans();
+        for (MemoryPoolMXBean pool : pools) {
+            if (pool.getType() == MemoryType.HEAP && pool.isUsageThresholdSupported()) {    //NOI18N
+                return ;
+            }
+        }
+
+        IllegalStateException e = new IllegalStateException("Cannot listen on usage threshold");
+
+        throw Exceptions.attachLocalizedMessage(e, NbBundle.getMessage(JBrowseModule.class, "ERR_NoUsageThreashold"));
+        } finally {
+            System.err.println("threshold check took: " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - s));
+        }
+    }
+
     public @Override void restored() {
         super.restored();
         JavaSourceTaskFactoryManager.register();