diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 20ed6bb7..5ed68804 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 default['java']['arch'] = kernel['machine'] =~ /x86_64/ ? "x86_64" : "i586"
 default['java']['openjdk_packages'] = []
 default['java']['accept_license_agreement'] = false
+default['java']['install_cmd_prefix'] = ''
 
 case node['platform_family']
 when "rhel", "fedora"
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 758ddd3d..d4816244 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Installs Java runtime."
 long_description  IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version           "1.12.1"
+version           "1.12.2"
 
 recipe "java", "Installs Java runtime"
 recipe "java::openjdk", "Installs the OpenJDK flavor of Java"
diff --git a/providers/ark.rb b/providers/ark.rb
index e77056cc..08fea2f2 100644
--- a/providers/ark.rb
+++ b/providers/ark.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def download_direct_from_oracle(tarball_name, new_resource)
          cmd = shell_out(
                                   %Q[ cd "#{tmpdir}";
                                       cp "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{tarball_name}" . ;
-                                      bash ./#{tarball_name} -noregister
+                                      #{new_resource.cmd_prefix} bash ./#{tarball_name} -noregister
                                     ] ).run_command
          unless cmd.exitstatus == 0
            Chef::Application.fatal!("Failed to extract file #{tarball_name}!")
diff --git a/recipes/oracle.rb b/recipes/oracle.rb
index 3e199920..eb4a3f99 100644
--- a/recipes/oracle.rb
+++ b/recipes/oracle.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 java_home = node['java']["java_home"]
 arch = node['java']['arch']
 jdk_version = node['java']['jdk_version']
+cmd_prefix = node['java']['install_cmd_prefix']
 
 #convert version number to a string if it isn't already
 if jdk_version.instance_of? Fixnum
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
   app_home java_home
   bin_cmds bin_cmds
   alternatives_priority 1062
+  cmd_prefix cmd_prefix
   action :install
 end
 
diff --git a/resources/ark.rb b/resources/ark.rb
index d96042c3..5df1dbe5 100644
--- a/resources/ark.rb
+++ b/resources/ark.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 attribute :owner, :default => "root"
 attribute :default, :equal_to => [true, false], :default => true
 attribute :alternatives_priority, :kind_of => Integer, :default => 1
+attribute :cmd_prefix, :kind_of => String, :default => nil
 
 # we have to set default for the supports attribute
 # in initializer since it is a 'reserved' attribute name