diff --git a/src/universal/bin/sbt-launch-lib.bash b/src/universal/bin/sbt-launch-lib.bash
index 1210fa9f3..ad0dc1ef5 100755
--- a/src/universal/bin/sbt-launch-lib.bash
+++ b/src/universal/bin/sbt-launch-lib.bash
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ addDebugger () {
 }
 
 get_mem_opts () {
-  # if we detect any of these settings in ${JAVA_OPTS} we need to NOT output our settings.
+  # if we detect any of these settings in ${JAVA_OPTS} or ${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS} we need to NOT output our settings.
   # The reason is the Xms/Xmx, if they don't line up, cause errors.
   if [[ "${JAVA_OPTS}" == *-Xmx* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_OPTS}" == *-Xms* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_OPTS}" == *-XX:MaxPermSize* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_OPTS}" == *-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_OPTS}" == *-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize* ]]; then
     echo ""
+  elif [[ "${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}" == *-Xmx* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}" == *-Xms* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}" == *-XX:MaxPermSize* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}" == *-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize* ]] || [[ "${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}" == *-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize* ]]; then
+    echo ""
   elif [[ "${SBT_OPTS}" == *-Xmx* ]] || [[ "${SBT_OPTS}" == *-Xms* ]] || [[ "${SBT_OPTS}" == *-XX:MaxPermSize* ]] || [[ "${SBT_OPTS}" == *-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize* ]] || [[ "${SBT_OPTS}" == *-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize* ]]; then
     echo ""
   else