diff --git a/docker-vertica-v2/Dockerfile b/docker-vertica-v2/Dockerfile
index 62c840a5a..e20620175 100644
--- a/docker-vertica-v2/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-vertica-v2/Dockerfile
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /var/spool/cron/ /var/spool/cron/crontabs
 
 ENV PATH "$PATH:/opt/vertica/bin:/opt/vertica/sbin"
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+ENV JAVA_HOME "/usr"
 
 COPY ./packages/init.d.functions /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 COPY ./packages/cleanup-initial.sh /tmp/cleanup-initial.sh