diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/main/opt/local/bin/start-sample-cluster.sh b/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/main/opt/local/bin/start-sample-cluster.sh
index 944351d..51d25cb 100755
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/main/opt/local/bin/start-sample-cluster.sh
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/main/opt/local/bin/start-sample-cluster.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   export JAVA_HOME
 fi
 
-export JAVA_VERSION=$(java -version 2>&1 | head -1 | awk '{ print $NF }' | tr -d '"')
+export JAVA_VERSION=$(java -version 2>&1 | head -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' | tr -d '"')
 case $JAVA_VERSION in
   1.8*|1.9*|10*|11*)
     ;;