diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/java/BootProjectUtil.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/java/BootProjectUtil.java
index be276fb01..be786dbf6 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/java/BootProjectUtil.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/java/BootProjectUtil.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 package org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.java;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
@@ -68,16 +67,8 @@ public class BootProjectUtil {
 
 	private static Path sourceZip(Path containerFolder) {
 		Path sourcesZip = containerFolder.resolve("src.zip");
-		if (Files.isReadable(sourcesZip)) {
+		if (Files.exists(sourcesZip)) {
 			return sourcesZip;
-		} else if (Files.isSymbolicLink(sourcesZip)) {
-			try {
-				Path realPath = sourcesZip.toRealPath();
-				System.out.println("Symlink points to -> " + realPath);
-				return realPath;
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				log.error("", e);
-			}
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/test/ApplicationPropertiesEditorTest.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/test/ApplicationPropertiesEditorTest.java
index a72f4d2d3..4d7c508e2 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/test/ApplicationPropertiesEditorTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/test/ApplicationPropertiesEditorTest.java
@@ -1705,12 +1705,24 @@ public class ApplicationPropertiesEditorTest extends AbstractPropsEditorTest {
 		assertLinkTargets(editor, "org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PropertyNameFieldNamingStrategy", project, "org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PropertyNameFieldNamingStrategy");
 
 		//Linking should also work for types that aren't valid based on the constraints
+
+		// java.lang.String commented out - CI build node open JDK comes with no src.zip in the JDK
+		// Well... src.zip in the open JDK in the CI is a symlink pointing non-existant file
+//		editor = newEditor(
+//				"#stuff\n" +
+//				"spring.data.mongodb.field-naming-strategy=java.lang.String\n" +
+//				"#more stuff"
+//		);
+//		assertLinkTargets(editor, "java.lang.String", project, "java.lang.String");
+
+		// Instead of java.lang.String
 		editor = newEditor(
 				"#stuff\n" +
-				"spring.data.mongodb.field-naming-strategy=java.lang.String\n" +
+				"spring.data.mongodb.field-naming-strategy=org.springframework.core.io.Resource\n" +
 				"#more stuff"
 		);
-		assertLinkTargets(editor, "java.lang.String", project, "java.lang.String");
+		assertLinkTargets(editor, "org.springframework.core.io.Resource", project, "org.springframework.core.io.Resource");
+
 	}
 
 	@Test public void testCommaListReconcile() throws Exception {