diff --git a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
index d1d58b0cf..c0bb39d72 100644
--- a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
+++ b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
@@ -446,10 +446,11 @@ QStringList getMinecraftJavaBundle()
 #if defined(Q_OS_OSX)
     processpaths << FS::PathCombine(QDir::homePath(), FS::PathCombine("Library", "Application Support", "minecraft", "runtime"));
 #elif defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
-    auto appDataPath = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value("AppData", "");
-    processpaths << FS::PathCombine(QFileInfo(appDataPath).absolutePath(), ".minecraft", "runtime");
     executable += "w.exe";
 
+    auto appDataPath = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value("APPDATA", "");
+    processpaths << FS::PathCombine(QFileInfo(appDataPath).absolutePath(), ".minecraft", "runtime");
+
     // add the microsoft store version of the launcher to the search. the current path is:
     // C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.4297127D64EC6_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\runtime
     auto localAppDataPath = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value("LOCALAPPDATA", "");