diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/it/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/infrastructure/CommandLineInvoker.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/it/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/infrastructure/CommandLineInvoker.java
index 2237e01ca0f..9f4f28e62cf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/it/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/infrastructure/CommandLineInvoker.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/it/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/infrastructure/CommandLineInvoker.java
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ public final class CommandLineInvoker {
 		List<String> command = new ArrayList<String>();
 		command.add(findLaunchScript().getAbsolutePath());
 		command.addAll(Arrays.asList(args));
-		return new ProcessBuilder(command).directory(this.workingDirectory).start();
+		ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(command)
+				.directory(this.workingDirectory);
+		processBuilder.environment().remove("JAVA_OPTS");
+		return processBuilder.start();
 	}
 
 	private File findLaunchScript() {