diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugProvider.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugProvider.scala
index 9e59e89376e..7ebf445ee15 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugProvider.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugProvider.scala
@@ -427,9 +427,16 @@ class DebugProvider(
           if params.getDataKind == b.DebugSessionParamsDataKind.SCALA_MAIN_CLASS =>
         json.as[b.ScalaMainClass] match {
           case Success(main) if params.getTargets().size > 0 =>
+            val javaBinary = buildTargets
+              .scalaTarget(params.getTargets().get(0))
+              .flatMap {
+                _.jvmHome.map(path => path.toAbsolutePath.resolve("bin/java"))
+              }
+              .filter(_.exists)
+              .orElse(userConfig().usedJavaBinary)
             val updatedData = buildTargetClasses.jvmRunEnvironment
               .get(params.getTargets().get(0))
-              .zip(userConfig().usedJavaBinary) match {
+              .zip(javaBinary) match {
               case None =>
                 main.toJson
               case Some((env, javaHome)) =>