diff --git a/services/spelling/app.coffee b/services/spelling/app.coffee
index 97c0be5907..f5a027011b 100644
--- a/services/spelling/app.coffee
+++ b/services/spelling/app.coffee
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 metrics = require("metrics-sharelatex")
 metrics.initialize("spelling")
 metrics.mongodb.monitor(Path.resolve(__dirname + "/node_modules/mongojs/node_modules/mongodb"), logger)
+metrics.memory.monitor(logger)
 HealthCheckController = require("./app/js/HealthCheckController")