diff --git a/pkg/debian/init.d/elasticsearch b/pkg/debian/init.d/elasticsearch
index 61692194c31..8d250b41847 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/init.d/elasticsearch
+++ b/pkg/debian/init.d/elasticsearch
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ES_USER=elasticsearch
 ES_GROUP=elasticsearch
 
 # The first existing directory is used for JAVA_HOME (if JAVA_HOME is not defined in $DEFAULT)
-JDK_DIRS="/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun"
+JDK_DIRS="/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun"
 
 # Look for the right JVM to use
 for jdir in $JDK_DIRS; do