diff --git a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json
index e6cf647..7dc37b8 100644
--- a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json
+++ b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
                 "# installation of required packages\n",
                 "echo \"Installing packages...\"\n",
                 "sudo yum update -y\n",
-                "sudo yum install -y java git\n",
+                "sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel git\n",
                 "#rm -rf verteilte-systeme-bsc-ai-examples\n",
                 "if [ ! -d $VERTSYS_PATH ]; then\n",
                 "  echo \"Cloning repo...\"\n",
diff --git a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo.json b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo.json
index 27a8d55..1114636 100644
--- a/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo.json
+++ b/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/cloudcomp-counter-demo.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                 "# installation of required packages\n",
                 "echo \"Installing packages...\"\n",
                 "sudo yum update -y\n",
-                "sudo yum install -y java git\n",
+                "sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel git\n",
                 "#rm -rf verteilte-systeme-bsc-ai-examples\n",
                 "if [ ! -d $VERTSYS_PATH ]; then\n",
                 "  echo \"Cloning repo...\"\n",