diff --git a/tasks/jruby.rake b/tasks/jruby.rake
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+if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /java/
+  require 'java'
+else
+  puts "Java RubyGem only! You are not running within jruby."
+  puts "Try: jruby -S rake #{ARGV.join(' ')}"
+  exit(1)
+end