diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 9e7a30d..6aa558a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -21,20 +21,22 @@ class java::params {
             $jre_package = 'java-1.6.0-sun'
             $java_home   = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-sun/jre/'
           }
+          # See cde7046 for why >= 5.0 < 6.3
           elsif (versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '6.3') < 0) {
             $jdk_package = 'java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel'
             $jre_package = 'java-1.6.0-openjdk'
-            $java_home   = "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-${::architecture}/"
+            $java_home   = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0/'
           }
+          # See PR#160 / c8e46b5 for why >= 6.3 < 7.1
           elsif (versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '7.1') < 0) {
             $jdk_package = 'java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel'
             $jre_package = 'java-1.7.0-openjdk'
-            $java_home   = "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-${::architecture}/"
+            $java_home   = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0/'
           }
           else {
             $jdk_package = 'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel'
             $jre_package = 'java-1.8.0-openjdk'
-            $java_home   = "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-${::architecture}/"
+            $java_home   = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0/'
           }
         }
         'Fedora': {
diff --git a/spec/classes/java_spec.rb b/spec/classes/java_spec.rb
index a4d2e7b..ff56262 100644
--- a/spec/classes/java_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/java_spec.rb
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ describe 'java', :type => :class do
   context 'select openjdk for Centos 5.8' do
     let(:facts) { {:osfamily => 'RedHat', :operatingsystem => 'Centos', :operatingsystemrelease => '5.8', :architecture => 'x86_64'} }
     it { is_expected.to contain_package('java').with_name('java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel') }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-x86_64/') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0/') }
   end
 
   context 'select openjdk for Centos 6.3' do
     let(:facts) { {:osfamily => 'RedHat', :operatingsystem => 'Centos', :operatingsystemrelease => '6.3', :architecture => 'x86_64'} }
     it { is_expected.to contain_package('java').with_name('java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel') }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-x86_64/') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0/') }
   end
 
   context 'select openjdk for Centos 7.1.1503' do
     let(:facts) { {:osfamily => 'RedHat', :operatingsystem => 'Centos', :operatingsystemrelease => '7.1.1503', :architecture => 'x86_64'} }
     it { is_expected.to contain_package('java').with_name('java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel') }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-x86_64/') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0/') }
   end
 
   context 'select openjdk for Centos 6.2' do
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ describe 'java', :type => :class do
     let(:facts) { {:osfamily => 'RedHat', :operatingsystem => 'Scientific', :operatingsystemrelease => '6.4', :architecture => 'x86_64'} }
     let(:params) { { 'distribution' => 'jre' } }
     it { is_expected.to contain_package('java').with_name('java-1.7.0-openjdk') }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-x86_64/') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0/') }
   end
 
   context 'select passed value for Scientific Linux CERN (SLC)' do
     let(:facts) { {:osfamily => 'RedHat', :operatingsystem => 'SLC', :operatingsystemrelease => '6.4', :architecture => 'x86_64'} }
     let(:params) { { 'distribution' => 'jre' } }
     it { is_expected.to contain_package('java').with_name('java-1.7.0-openjdk') }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-x86_64/') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('java-home-environment').with_line('JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0/') }
   end
 
   context 'select default for OpenSUSE 12.3' do