diff --git a/ambari-server/src/main/python/ambari-server.py b/ambari-server/src/main/python/ambari-server.py
index f2de8a3bfbb..9c73f22c60c 100755
--- a/ambari-server/src/main/python/ambari-server.py
+++ b/ambari-server/src/main/python/ambari-server.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def init_setup_parser_options(parser):
 
   other_group.add_option('-j', '--java-home', default=None,
                          help="Use specified java_home.  Must be valid on all hosts")
-  other_group.add_option('--ambari-java-home',dest="ambari_java_home", default=None,
+  other_group.add_option('--ambari-java-home',dest="ambari_java_home",
                          help="Use specified java_home for ambari.  Must be valid on Ambari server hosts")
   other_group.add_option('--stack-java-home', dest="stack_java_home", default=None,
                     help="Use specified java_home for stack services.  Must be valid on all hosts")