diff --git a/src-tauri/src/minecraft/downloads/java_download.rs b/src-tauri/src/minecraft/downloads/java_download.rs
index 25ab9b2..d1af896 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/minecraft/downloads/java_download.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/minecraft/downloads/java_download.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
 use futures::future::try_join_all;
 use log::{debug, error, info};
 use reqwest;
+use std::env;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -526,6 +527,21 @@ impl JavaDownloadService {
             ],
         };
 
+        let target = format!("openjdk-{}", version);
+        match env::var_os("PATH") {
+            Some(paths) => {
+                for path in env::split_paths(&paths) {
+                    if let Some(path_str) = path.to_str() {
+                        if path_str.contains(&target) {
+                            debug!("Found Java binary at: {:?}", path);
+                            return Ok(path)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            none => debug!("PATH is not defined"),
+        }
+
         // Try all possible paths
         for java_binary in java_binary_paths {
             debug!("Checking for Java binary at: {:?}", java_binary);