diff --git a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
index 4f2ee3629..7d98c0fb4 100644
--- a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
+++ b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
@@ -379,10 +379,12 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     auto home = qEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
 
     // javas downloaded by sdkman
-    QDir sdkmanDir(FS::PathCombine(home, ".sdkman/candidates/java"));
-    QStringList sdkmanJavas = sdkmanDir.entryList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
+    QString sdkmanDir = qEnvironmentVariable("SDKMAN_DIR", FS::PathCombine(home, ".sdkman"));
+    QDir sdkmanJavaDir(FS::PathCombine(sdkmanDir, "candidates/java"));
+    QStringList sdkmanJavas = sdkmanJavaDir.entryList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
     for (const QString& java : sdkmanJavas) {
-        javas.append(sdkmanDir.absolutePath() + "/" + java + "/bin/java");
+        javas.append(sdkmanJavaDir.absolutePath() + "/" + java + "/bin/java");
+    }
     }
 
     // java in user library folder (like from intellij downloads)
@@ -468,7 +470,8 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     // javas downloaded by IntelliJ
     scanJavaDirs(FS::PathCombine(home, ".jdks"));
     // javas downloaded by sdkman
-    scanJavaDirs(FS::PathCombine(home, ".sdkman/candidates/java"));
+    QString sdkmanDir = qEnvironmentVariable("SDKMAN_DIR", FS::PathCombine(home, ".sdkman"));
+    scanJavaDirs(FS::PathCombine(sdkmanDir, "candidates/java"));
     // javas downloaded by gradle (toolchains)
     scanJavaDirs(FS::PathCombine(home, ".gradle/jdks"));