diff --git a/scripts/startDebug.sh b/scripts/startDebug.sh
index e0ef28a081..bff4536381 100755
--- a/scripts/startDebug.sh
+++ b/scripts/startDebug.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #assumes run from root
 
-export JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -ea -Xmx4g -server -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n"
+export JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -ea -Xmx4g -server -Xdebug -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,suspend=n"
 
 BASE_DIR=`dirname $0`
 "$BASE_DIR"/startBlazegraph.sh