diff --git a/src/script/ant b/src/script/ant
index b032dd983..a45106672 100644
--- a/src/script/ant
+++ b/src/script/ant
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ if [ -z "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
       JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
     fi
   else
-    JAVACMD=`which java`
+    JAVACMD=`which java 2> /dev/null `
+    if [ -z "$JAVACMD" ] ; then 
+        JAVACMD=java
+    fi
   fi
 fi