diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr-main.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pr-main.yml
index d846988..f7d6c29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr-main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   extract_version:
     name: Extract Version
-    if: '!github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork'
+    if: (!github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork)
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       app_version: ${{ steps.read_yaml.outputs.app_version }}
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ jobs:
           appVersion=$(yq '.metabase.metabaseImage.tag' charts/nr-metabase/values.yaml)
           echo "app version is $appVersion"
           echo "app_version=$appVersion" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          if [ "$appVersion" != '' ]; then
-            echo "available=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;
+          if [ -z "$appVersion" ]; then
+            echo "Version is empty, marking as false"
+            echo "available=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "available=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;
+            echo "Version exists ($appVersion), marking as true"
+            echo "available=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
       - name: Get App Version
         run: echo "${{ steps.read_yaml.outputs.app_version }}"
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
   builds:
     name: Builds
     needs: extract_version
-    if: '!github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && needs.extract_version.outputs.available == true'
+    if: (needs.extract_version.outputs.available == 'true')
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       packages: write
diff --git a/charts/nr-metabase/templates/metabase/configmap.yaml b/charts/nr-metabase/templates/metabase/configmap.yaml
index 80baccc..2ae246f 100644
--- a/charts/nr-metabase/templates/metabase/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/nr-metabase/templates/metabase/configmap.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ data:
 
 
         if [ -f /config/log4j2.xml ]; then
-            java -server -Duser.name=metabase -Xms${MIN_HEAP} -Xmx${MAX_HEAP} -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=4 -XX:+UseZGC -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=20 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=40 -XX:GCTimeRatio=4 -XX:AdaptiveSizePolicyWeight=90 -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=350m -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Dlog4j.configurationFile=file:/config/log4j2.xml -jar metabase.jar
+            java -server -Duser.name=metabase -Xms${MIN_HEAP} -Xmx${MAX_HEAP} -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=4 -XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=20 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=40 -XX:GCTimeRatio=4 -XX:AdaptiveSizePolicyWeight=90 -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=200m -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Dlog4j.configurationFile=file:/config/log4j2.xml -jar metabase.jar
         else
-            java -server -Duser.name=metabase -Xms${MIN_HEAP} -Xmx${MAX_HEAP} -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=4 -XX:+UseZGC -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=20 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=40 -XX:GCTimeRatio=4 -XX:AdaptiveSizePolicyWeight=90 -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=350m -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -jar metabase.jar
+            java -server -Duser.name=metabase -Xms${MIN_HEAP} -Xmx${MAX_HEAP} -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=4 -XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=20 -XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=40 -XX:GCTimeRatio=4 -XX:AdaptiveSizePolicyWeight=90 -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=200m -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -jar metabase.jar
         fi
diff --git a/charts/nr-metabase/values.yaml b/charts/nr-metabase/values.yaml
index 67cfce9..289de92 100644
--- a/charts/nr-metabase/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nr-metabase/values.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metabase:
   # the below is for renovate to keep pushing PRs, so that it keeps getting updated.
   metabaseImage:
     repository: metabase/metabase
-    tag: v0.52.8
+    tag: v0.52.9
   containerPort: 3000
   environment: production
   service: