# Nodetool Java 17 compatibility **URL:** \ **Category:** ScyllaDB\ **Tags:** roadmap\ **Created:** [July 20, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/nodetool-java-17-compatibility/711 "2023-07-20T16:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![horschi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@horschi](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/horschi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/nodetool-java-17-compatibility/711/1 "2023-07-20T16:44:03Z")
Hi, it seems scylla-jmx is not compatible with Java 17. Are there any plans making it Java 17 compatible, or perhaps even ditch scylla-jmx for a REST-based nodetool? best regards, Christian ---
**Author:** ![Botond\_Denes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/botond_denes/32/163_2.png) [@Botond\_Denes](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Botond_Denes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/nodetool-java-17-compatibility/711/2 "2023-07-26T05:17:21Z")
We do have plans to replace nodetool with a non-java one, that talks directly to the REST API. That said, we didn’t even start working on this, so I cannot say when it will be ready. ---
**Author:** ![Raghuveera\_Kore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/raghuveera_kore/32/402_2.png) [@Raghuveera\_Kore](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Raghuveera_Kore)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/nodetool-java-17-compatibility/711/3 "2023-07-26T09:30:05Z")
Hi, I too facing the same issue. Scylla is getting failed to start with java 17. Tried with different scylla versions 5.1 and 5.2. Please find the error below. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/f0a153b737697d3da6bb26cf7bba7b9d6bb13d48.png) Best Regards Raghuveera