diff --git a/bin/exec-env b/bin/exec-env
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d091971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/exec-env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# if asdf provides java, then let's use that rather the system one (if at all avail)
+if asdf current java > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    export JAVA_HOME=$(asdf where java)
+fi
diff --git a/bin/install b/bin/install
index 3174e68..29fd80c 100755
--- a/bin/install
+++ b/bin/install
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ get_maven() {
 	local destdir=$2
 
 	local major=$(echo $version | cut -d '.' -f 1)
-	local base="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven"
+	local base="${ASDF_MAVEN_MIRROR:=https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven}"
 	local url="$base/maven-$major/$version/binaries/apache-maven-$version-bin.tar.gz"
 
 	if [[ "$version" == *SNAPSHOT ]]; then