diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 546ef3c..00e50bf 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ rm ~/temp/gradle-2.12-all.zip
 ln -s groovy-2.4.6 groovy
 ln -s gradle-2.12 gradle
 
-echo 'export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default-java'
+echo 'export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default-java' >> ~/.profile
 echo 'export GROOVY_HOME=$HOME/programs/groovy' >> ~/.profile
 echo 'export GRADLE_HOME=$HOME/programs/gradle' >> ~/.profile
 echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$GROOVY_HOME/bin:$GRADLE_HOME/bin"' >> ~/.profile