diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dfbdf1fbc..0943741d4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ addons:
     - libcppunit-dev 
     - gcovr
     - libfl-dev   # needed for focal, but not xenial. jhrg 1/18/24
-    - openjdk-17-jre  # This should get Java 17. jhrg 1/18/24
+    # - openjdk-17-jre  # Removed, see hack in before_install: jhrg 1/23/24
     # remove support for debian packages. jhrg 2/23/21
     # - build-essential
     # - lintian
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ env:
 
 before_install:
   - pip install --user awscli
+  # fix for Java 17 install for Sonar from Travis CI support. jhrg 1/23/24
+  - curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
+  - source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
+  - sdk install java 17.0.2-open
+  - sdk use java 17.0.2-open
+  - java -version
 
 install:
   # $HOME is /home/travis and $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR is /home/travis/build/OPENDAP/libdap4
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 7cd971090..6af408ec4 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sonar.projectName=OPeNDAP libdap
 sonar.projectVersion=1.0
 
 # Hack added to keep us going until Jan 28th, 2024. jhrg 1/18/24
-sonar.scanner.force-deprecated-java-version=true
+# sonar.scanner.force-deprecated-java-version=true
 
 sonar.sources=.
 sonar.exclusions=old/**,debian/**,gl/**,VCPP/**,win32/**