diff --git a/emacs/.spacemacs b/emacs/.spacemacs
index 87a3149..bfdd4bd 100644
--- a/emacs/.spacemacs
+++ b/emacs/.spacemacs
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ This function should only modify configuration layer settings."
      (c-c++ :variables
             c-c++-default-mode-for-headers 'c++-mode
             c-c++-backend 'lsp-ccls)
-     java
+     (java :variables
+           java-backend 'lsp)
      shell-scripts
      spacemacs-layouts
      lsp