diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildBisect.yaml b/.github/workflows/buildBisect.yaml
index 1320f869..003f862f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildBisect.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildBisect.yaml
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: coursier/cache-action@v6.4
       - uses: VirtusLab/scala-cli-setup@v1.0.1
-        with:
-          jvm: 8
 
       - name: "Bisect project"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/scripts/bisect.scala b/scripts/bisect.scala
index ebb8a36f..787014ea 100755
--- a/scripts/bisect.scala
+++ b/scripts/bisect.scala
@@ -224,7 +224,15 @@ object ValidationScript:
       |scalaVersion=$$(sbt "print ${scala3CompilerProject}/version" | grep . | tail -n 2 | head -n 1)
       |echo "ScalaVersion=$${scalaVersion}"
       |rm -r out
-      |sbt "clean; set every sonatypePublishToBundle := Some(\"CommunityBuildRepo\" at \"$mavenRepo\"); ${scala3Project}/publish"
+      |
+      |JVM_HOME_SBT=""
+      |if [[ -v CI && -z "$${JAVA_HOME_8_X64}" ]]; then 
+      | echo "Java 8 HOME not set"; exit 1;
+      |else
+      | JVM_HOME_SBT="--java-home=$${JAVA_HOME_8_X64}"
+      |fi
+      |
+      |sbt $${JVM_HOME_SBT} "clean; set every sonatypePublishToBundle := Some(\"CommunityBuildRepo\" at \"$mavenRepo\"); ${scala3Project}/publish"
       |${validationCommandStatusModifier}${validationScript.getAbsolutePath} "$$scalaVersion"
       """.stripMargin)
   }