diff --git a/docs/documentation/index.html b/docs/documentation/index.html
index 7ee0bb10..295b00eb 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/index.html
+++ b/docs/documentation/index.html
@@ -513,14 +513,14 @@
 					<pre>&lt;path_to_jre&gt;/bin/client/jvm.dll</pre>
 
 					<h3>macOS</h3>
-					<p>The Java Runtime Library (called <code>libjli.dylib</code>) can be found inside of your JRE install folder. Run the following command in your terminal to find the location of your default Java installation:</p>
+					<p>The Java Runtime Library (called <code>libjli.dylib</code>) can be found inside of your JDK install folder. Run the following command in your terminal to find the location of your default Java installation:</p>
 					<pre>/usr/libexec/java_home</pre>
 
 					<p>This should give you a path looking like this:</p>
 					<pre>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/&lt;jdk_version&gt;/Contents/Home</pre>
 
 					The <code>"libjli.dylib"</code> should be available at:
-					<pre>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/&lt;jdk_version&gt;/Contents/Home/jre/lib/jli/libjvm.dylib</pre>
+					<pre>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/&lt;jdk_version&gt;/Contents/MacOS/libjli.dylib</pre>
 
 					<p>Insert the full path to <code>libjli.dylib</code> into the <strong>Java Path</strong> setting in the <a href="#PreferencesWindow">Preferences Window</a>.</p>
 
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/project_wizard/content/QtProjectWizardContentPreferences.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/project_wizard/content/QtProjectWizardContentPreferences.cpp
index 81798bf0..ce02c9f6 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/project_wizard/content/QtProjectWizardContentPreferences.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/project_wizard/content/QtProjectWizardContentPreferences.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void QtProjectWizardContentPreferences::populate(QGridLayout* layout, int& row)
 			m_javaPath->setFileFilter(
 				QStringLiteral("JLI or JVM Library (libjli.dylib libjvm.dylib)"));
 			m_javaPath->setPlaceholderText(
-				QStringLiteral("<jre_path>/Contents/Home/jre/lib/jli/libjli.dylib"));
+				QStringLiteral("/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/<jdk_version>/Contents/MacOS/libjli.dylib"));
 			break;
 		case OS_LINUX:
 			m_javaPath->setFileFilter(QStringLiteral("JVM Library (libjvm.so)"));
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/utility/path_detector/java_runtime/JavaPathDetectorMac.cpp b/src/lib_gui/utility/path_detector/java_runtime/JavaPathDetectorMac.cpp
index 55ef520a..eb6b4e46 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/utility/path_detector/java_runtime/JavaPathDetectorMac.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/utility/path_detector/java_runtime/JavaPathDetectorMac.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ std::vector<FilePath> JavaPathDetectorMac::doGetPaths() const
 	std::string output = utility::executeProcess(command.c_str()).second;
 
 	if (!output.empty())
+	{
+		javaPath = FilePath(utility::trim(output) + "/../MacOS/libjli.dylib").makeCanonical();
+	}
+
+	if (!javaPath.exists() && output.size())
+	{
+		javaPath = FilePath(utility::trim(output) + "/lib/libjli.dylib");
+	}
+
+	if (!javaPath.exists() && output.size())
 	{
 		javaPath = FilePath(utility::trim(output) + "/jre/lib/jli/libjli.dylib");
 	}