diff --git a/controllers/activemqartemis_reconciler.go b/controllers/activemqartemis_reconciler.go
index 553a6e5b..c3baa37f 100644
--- a/controllers/activemqartemis_reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/activemqartemis_reconciler.go
@@ -2424,16 +2424,11 @@ func (reconciler *ActiveMQArtemisReconcilerImpl) PodTemplateSpecForCR(customReso
 		// env from CR can override
 		pts.Spec.Containers[0].Env = append(pts.Spec.Containers[0].Env, customResource.Spec.Env...)
 
-		var reEvalJdkJavaOpts string = ""
-		currentEnv = environments.Retrieve(pts.Spec.Containers, jdkJavaOptionsEnvVarName)
-		if currentEnv != nil {
-			// support STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL in JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS from CR
-			reEvalJdkJavaOpts = `export JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS=${JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS//\\$\\{STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL\\}/${HOSTNAME##*-}};`
-		}
+		reEvalJdkOpts := generateReEvalOrdinaEnvReplacement(customResource.Spec.Env)
 
 		pts.Spec.Containers[0].Command = []string{
 			"/bin/bash", "-c",
-			fmt.Sprintf("export STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL=${HOSTNAME##*-}; %s exec java %s $JAVA_ARGS_APPEND org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.embedded.Main", reEvalJdkJavaOpts, commandLineString),
+			fmt.Sprintf("export STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL=${HOSTNAME##*-}; %s exec java %s $JAVA_ARGS_APPEND org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.embedded.Main", reEvalJdkOpts, commandLineString),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2442,6 +2437,21 @@ func (reconciler *ActiveMQArtemisReconcilerImpl) PodTemplateSpecForCR(customReso
 	return pts, nil
 }
 
+// support ${STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL} replacement in JDK options from CR env if necessary
+func generateReEvalOrdinaEnvReplacement(envVars []corev1.EnvVar) (cmd string) {
+	cmd = ""
+	for _, envVar := range envVars {
+		if supportsOrdinalReplacement(envVar) {
+			cmd += fmt.Sprintf("export %s=${%s//\\$\\{STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL\\}/${HOSTNAME##*-}}; ", envVar.Name, envVar.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func supportsOrdinalReplacement(envVar corev1.EnvVar) bool {
+	return (envVar.Name == jdkJavaOptionsEnvVarName || envVar.Name == javaArgsAppendEnvVarName) && strings.Contains(envVar.Value, "${STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL}")
+}
+
 func getJaasConfigEnvVarName(customResource *brokerv1beta1.ActiveMQArtemis) string {
 	if !isRestricted(customResource) {
 		// legacy
diff --git a/controllers/controll_plane_test.go b/controllers/controll_plane_test.go
index 427e3b20..ea63034a 100644
--- a/controllers/controll_plane_test.go
+++ b/controllers/controll_plane_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -141,6 +142,12 @@ var _ = Describe("minimal", func() {
 
 			crd.Spec.Restricted = common.NewTrue()
 
+			// how the jdk command line can be configured or modified
+			crd.Spec.Env = []corev1.EnvVar{
+				{Name: "JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS", Value: "-XshowSettings:system -Xlog:os+container=trace -DordinalPropForDoubleO=${STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL}${STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL}7"},
+				{Name: "JAVA_ARGS_APPEND", Value: "-DordinalProp=${STATEFUL_SET_ORDINAL}"},
+			}
+
 			By("Deploying the CRD " + crd.ObjectMeta.Name)
 			Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, &crd)).Should(Succeed())