diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 569ff26c..f50fefa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         EXHORT_PYTHON3_PATH: "${{steps.python-location.outputs.python-bin-location}}/python3"
         EXHORT_PIP3_PATH: "${{steps.python-location.outputs.python-bin-location}}/pip3"
-        PATH: "${{steps.java-location.outputs.java-bin-location}}:${{steps.java-location.outputs.path-env}}"
+        JAVA_HOME: "${{steps.java-location.outputs.java-bin-location}}"
       run: |
         mvn verify -Dskip.junit_platform=true -Pits,cov -B -ff
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/exhort/providers/JavaMavenProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/exhort/providers/JavaMavenProvider.java
index 0409b492..dcf812c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/redhat/exhort/providers/JavaMavenProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/exhort/providers/JavaMavenProvider.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import com.github.packageurl.PackageURL;
 import com.redhat.exhort.Api;
 import com.redhat.exhort.Provider;
+import com.redhat.exhort.impl.ExhortApi;
 import com.redhat.exhort.logging.LoggersFactory;
 import com.redhat.exhort.sbom.Sbom;
 import com.redhat.exhort.sbom.SbomFactory;
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ private List<DependencyAggregator> getDependencies(final Path manifestPath) thro
   }
 
   private Map<String, String> getMvnExecEnvs() {
-    var javaHome = System.getProperty("JAVA_HOME");
+    var javaHome = ExhortApi.getStringValueEnvironment("JAVA_HOME",null);
     if (javaHome != null && !javaHome.isBlank()) {
       return Collections.singletonMap("JAVA_HOME", javaHome);
     }