diff --git a/src/configurationProvider.ts b/src/configurationProvider.ts
index 9661c9c3..3acd76c4 100644
--- a/src/configurationProvider.ts
+++ b/src/configurationProvider.ts
@@ -284,8 +284,12 @@ export class JavaDebugConfigurationProvider implements vscode.DebugConfiguration
                     });
                 }
 
-                config.javaExec = await lsPlugin.resolveJavaExecutable(config.mainClass, config.projectName);
-                // Add the default launch options to the config.
+				// If not provided in the launch config, resolve the java executable
+				if (!config.javaExec) {
+                	config.javaExec = await lsPlugin.resolveJavaExecutable(config.mainClass, config.projectName);
+				}
+
+				// Add the default launch options to the config.
                 config.cwd = config.cwd || _.get(folder, "uri.fsPath");
                 if (Array.isArray(config.args)) {
                     config.args = this.concatArgs(config.args);