diff --git a/backend/scripts/run.template.sh b/backend/scripts/run.template.sh
index 33c8eda2e..acc2212cf 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/run.template.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/run.template.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-set +e
-JAVA_CMD=$(type -p java)
 
-set -e
 if [[ ! -n "$JAVA_CMD" ]]; then
-  if [[ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ]] && [[ -x "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" ]]; then
-    JAVA_CMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
-  else
-    >&2 echo "Couldn't find 'java'. Please set JAVA_HOME."
-    exit 1
-  fi
+    if [[ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ]] && [[ -x "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" ]]; then
+        JAVA_CMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    else
+        set +e
+        JAVA_CMD=$(type -p java)
+        set -e
+        if [[ ! -n "$JAVA_CMD" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "Couldn't find 'java'. Please set JAVA_HOME."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ -f ./environ ]; then
-   source ./environ
+    source ./environ
 fi
 
 set -x