diff --git a/start-minecraftFinalSetup b/start-minecraftFinalSetup
index fdf09e23..d78d3617 100644
--- a/start-minecraftFinalSetup
+++ b/start-minecraftFinalSetup
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ function copyFilesForCurseForge() {
   cp -f /data/eula.txt "${FTB_DIR}/"
 }
 
+if ! which java > /dev/null; then
+  log "Fixing PATH to include java"
+  PATH="${PATH}:/opt/java/openjdk/bin"
+fi
+
 mcServerRunnerArgs="--stop-duration ${STOP_DURATION:-60}s"
 if [[ ${TYPE} == "CURSE_INSTANCE" ]]; then
     if isTrue ${DEBUG_EXEC}; then