diff --git a/molecule/quarkus-devmode/converge.yml b/molecule/quarkus-devmode/converge.yml
index 6cbe7d8..2a45189 100644
--- a/molecule/quarkus-devmode/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/quarkus-devmode/converge.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     keycloak_quarkus_frontend_url: 'http://localhost:8080/'
     keycloak_quarkus_start_dev: True
     keycloak_quarkus_proxy_mode: none
+    keycloak_quarkus_java_home: /opt/openjdk/
   roles:
     - role: keycloak_quarkus
     - role: keycloak_realm
diff --git a/molecule/quarkus-devmode/prepare.yml b/molecule/quarkus-devmode/prepare.yml
index 09cbda3..88c2fb3 100644
--- a/molecule/quarkus-devmode/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/quarkus-devmode/prepare.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install sudo
       ansible.builtin.yum:
-        name: sudo
+        name:
+          - sudo
+          - java-17-openjdk-headless
         state: present
 
+    - name: Link default logs directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: link
+        src: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-17-openjdk
+        dest: /opt/openjdk
+        force: true
+
     - name: "Display hera_home if defined."
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         hera_home: "{{ lookup('env', 'HERA_HOME') }}"
diff --git a/molecule/quarkus-devmode/verify.yml b/molecule/quarkus-devmode/verify.yml
index ebb6047..b808ece 100644
--- a/molecule/quarkus-devmode/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/quarkus-devmode/verify.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
           - ansible_facts.services["keycloak.service"]["state"] == "running"
           - ansible_facts.services["keycloak.service"]["status"] == "enabled"
 
+    - name: Verify we are running on requested JAVA_HOME # noqa blocked_modules command-instead-of-module
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -o pipefail
+        ps -ef | grep '/opt/openjdk' | grep -v grep
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      changed_when: False
+
     - name: Set internal envvar
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         hera_home: "{{ lookup('env', 'HERA_HOME') }}"