diff --git a/modules/lang/java/+lsp.el b/modules/lang/java/+lsp.el
index 03937e5c1..7e9bf68ce 100644
--- a/modules/lang/java/+lsp.el
+++ b/modules/lang/java/+lsp.el
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   :after-call java-mode
   :init
   (add-hook 'java-mode-local-vars-hook #'lsp!)
-  (setq lsp-java-server-install-dir (concat doom-etc-dir "eclipse.jdt.ls/server/"))
+  (setq lsp-java-server-install-dir (concat doom-etc-dir "eclipse.jdt.ls/server/")
+        lsp-java-workspace-dir (concat doom-etc-dir "java-workspace"))
   :config
   ;; TODO keybinds
   ;; TODO treemacs integration (?)