diff --git a/env/common/templates/galaxy/config/tpv/defaults.yaml.j2 b/env/common/templates/galaxy/config/tpv/defaults.yaml.j2
index 24f7f7a3..55890a32 100644
--- a/env/common/templates/galaxy/config/tpv/defaults.yaml.j2
+++ b/env/common/templates/galaxy/config/tpv/defaults.yaml.j2
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ tools:
       time: null
       default_time: "36:00:00"
       xdg_cache_home: null
+    params:
+      tpv_cores: '{cores}'
+      tpv_gpus: '{gpus}'
+      tpv_mem: '{mem}'
     env:
     - execute: ulimit -c 0
     # tools in the shared DB override this, which then breaks some tools, so set on the destinations instead for