diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/src/org/springframework/tooling/ls/eclipse/commons/STS4LanguageServerProcessStreamConnector.java b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/src/org/springframework/tooling/ls/eclipse/commons/STS4LanguageServerProcessStreamConnector.java
index 0c72089b81..685f29d893 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/src/org/springframework/tooling/ls/eclipse/commons/STS4LanguageServerProcessStreamConnector.java
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.ls.eclipse.commons/src/org/springframework/tooling/ls/eclipse/commons/STS4LanguageServerProcessStreamConnector.java
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ protected final void initExecutableJarCommand(Path lsDir, String jarPrefix, List
 			List<String> command = new ArrayList<>();
 
 			command.add(runtime.getJavaExecutable());
+
+			fillCommand(command, extraVmArgs);
+
 			command.add("-jar");
 
 			command.add(languageServerRoot.resolve(jarFile).toFile().toString());
 
-			fillCommand(command, extraVmArgs);
-
 			setCommands(command);
 
 			LanguageServerCommonsActivator.getInstance().getLog().info("Command list starting LS: " + connectorId + "\nSTART:\n" + String.join("\n", command) + "\nEND");