diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index c107102..6a303b9 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class java(
   $version      = 'installed'
 ) {
 
-  validate_re($distribution, '^jdk$|^jre$')
+  validate_re($distribution, '^jdk$|^jre$|^java.*$')
   validate_re($version, 'installed|^[._0-9a-zA-Z:-]+$')
 
   anchor { 'java::begin': }