diff --git a/__tests__/installer.test.ts b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
index ff2d61b5..69efc098 100644
--- a/__tests__/installer.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
     return;
   });
 
+  it('Uses 1.x version of Java installed in cache', async () => {
+    const JavaDir: string = path.join(toolDir, 'jdk', '8.0.181', 'x64');
+    await io.mkdirP(JavaDir);
+    fs.writeFileSync(`${JavaDir}.complete`, 'hello');
+    // This will throw if it doesn't find it in the cache
+    await installer.getJava(
+      '1.8',
+      'x64',
+      'path shouldnt matter, found in cache',
+      'jdk'
+    );
+    return;
+  });
+
   it('Doesnt use version of Java that was only partially installed in cache', async () => {
     const JavaDir: string = path.join(toolDir, 'jdk', '251.0.0', 'x64');
     await io.mkdirP(JavaDir);
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index cce8fa3d..36781517 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export async function getJava(
   jdkFile: string,
   javaPackage: string
 ): Promise<void> {
+  version = normalizeVersion(version);
+
   let toolPath = tc.find(javaPackage, version);
 
   if (toolPath) {
@@ -190,7 +192,6 @@ function getDownloadInfo(
   version: string,
   javaPackage: string
 ): {version: string; url: string} {
-  version = normalizeVersion(version);
   let extension = '';
   if (IS_WINDOWS) {
     extension = `-win_x64.zip`;