diff --git a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
index ca1af07..c9cd2fb 100644
--- a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
+++ b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pipelines:
     - step:
         name: Pre Parallelization stage
         script:
-          - echo "Running tests in 37 batches"
+          - echo "Running tests in 38 batches"
     - step:
         name: Check if number of batches match actual number of scenarios
         script:
@@ -327,4 +327,12 @@ pipelines:
            - apt-get update && ./bin/install-ansible --dev
            - ./bin/run-tests-in-batches --batch 37
            
+       - step:
+           name: Molecule Test Batch - 38
+           services:
+             - docker
+           script:
+           - apt-get update && ./bin/install-ansible --dev
+           - ./bin/run-tests-in-batches --batch 38
+           
        
diff --git a/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml b/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml
index 56fb19d..4f8cb77 100644
--- a/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml
+++ b/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 #    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html
 
-java_version: "1.8.0"
+java_major_version: "8"
 postgres_version: "9.6"
 git_version: "2.14.4"
 atl_shared_mountpoint: "/media/atl"
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ atl_product_installation_versioned: "{{ atl_product_installation_base }}/{{ atl_
 atl_product_installation_current: "{{ atl_product_installation_base }}/current"
 atl_installer_temp: "{{ atl_installation_base }}/tmp"
 
+# NOTE: If using the non-installer java we expect to have the full JDK
+# installed and linked to `/usr/lib/jvm/java` and # `/usr/lib/jvm/jre`.
+# See product_common/task/ubuntu.yml for an example of apropriate
+# linking using `alternatives`.
+atl_java_home: "{{ '/usr/lib/jvm/java' if atl_use_system_jdk else (atl_product_installation_current + '/jre') }}"
+atl_jre_home: "{{ '/usr/lib/jvm/jre' if atl_use_system_jdk else atl_java_home }}"
+atl_java_binary: "{{ atl_jre_home }}/bin/java"
+
 atl_product_logs_default: &logs_default
   - path: "{{ atl_product_installation_current }}/logs/*"
     type: product
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/defaults/main.yml b/roles/confluence_config/defaults/main.yml
index 86502fc..4bd4d10 100644
--- a/roles/confluence_config/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 
 atl_jvm_heap: "2048m"
+atl_fonts_fallback_dirs:
+    - "{{ atl_java_home }}/lib/fonts/fallback/"
+    - "{{ atl_jre_home }}/lib/fonts/fallback/"
+
 
 atl_autologin_cookie_age: "{{ lookup('env', 'ATL_AUTOLOGIN_COOKIE_AGE') }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index 39e69c5..d3ff80e 100644
--- a/roles/confluence_config/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -78,4 +78,13 @@ def test_confluence_config_file(host):
     assert f.contains('<property name="confluence.cluster.aws.host.header">ec2.amazonaws.com</property>')
     assert f.contains('<property name="hibernate.connection.url">jdbc:postgresql://postgres-db.ap-southeast-2.rds.amazonaws.com:5432/confluence</property>')
     assert f.contains('<property name="hibernate.connection.password">molecule_password</property>')
-    assert f.contains('<property name="hibernate.c3p0.preferredTestQuery">select 1;</property>')
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert f.contains('<property name="hibernate.c3p0.preferredTestQuery">select 1;</property>')
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('font', [
+#    '/usr/lib/jvm/java/lib/fonts/fallback/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf',
+#    '/usr/lib/jvm/jre/lib/fonts/fallback/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf'
+    '/opt/atlassian/confluence/current/jre/lib/fonts/fallback/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf'
+])
+def test_fonts_installed_and_linked(host, font):
+    f = host.file(font)
+    assert f.exists
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/Dockerfile.j2 b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6aa95d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Molecule managed
+
+{% if item.registry is defined %}
+FROM {{ item.registry.url }}/{{ item.image }}
+{% else %}
+FROM {{ item.image }}
+{% endif %}
+
+RUN if [ $(command -v apt-get) ]; then apt-get update && apt-get install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates && apt-get clean; \
+    elif [ $(command -v dnf) ]; then dnf makecache && dnf --assumeyes install python sudo python-devel python*-dnf bash && dnf clean all; \
+    elif [ $(command -v yum) ]; then yum makecache fast && yum install -y python sudo yum-plugin-ovl bash && sed -i 's/plugins=0/plugins=1/g' /etc/yum.conf && yum clean all; \
+    elif [ $(command -v zypper) ]; then zypper refresh && zypper install -y python sudo bash python-xml && zypper clean -a; \
+    elif [ $(command -v apk) ]; then apk update && apk add --no-cache python sudo bash ca-certificates; \
+    elif [ $(command -v xbps-install) ]; then xbps-install -Syu && xbps-install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates && xbps-remove -O; fi
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/molecule.yml b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c377c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+driver:
+  name: docker
+lint:
+  name: yamllint
+platforms:
+  - name: amazon_linux2
+    image: amazonlinux:2
+    groups:
+      - aws_node_local
+  - name: ubuntu_lts
+    image: ubuntu:bionic
+    groups:
+      - aws_node_local
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  options:
+    skip-tags: runtime_pkg
+  lint:
+    name: ansible-lint
+    options:
+      x: ["701"]
+  inventory:
+    links:
+      group_vars: ../../../../group_vars/
+verifier:
+  name: testinfra
+  lint:
+    name: flake8
+    enabled: false
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/playbook.yml b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/playbook.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e518a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/playbook.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  vars:
+    atl_product_family: "confluence"
+    atl_product_edition: "confluence"
+    atl_product_user: "confluence"
+    atl_product_version: "latest"
+    atl_db_engine: "postgres"
+    atl_db_host: "postgres-db.ap-southeast-2.rds.amazonaws.com"
+    atl_jdbc_db_name: "confluence"
+    atl_jdbc_user: 'confluence'
+    atl_jdbc_password: 'molecule_password'
+    atl_jvm_heap: 'PLACEHOLDER'
+    atl_cluster_node_id: 'FAKEID'
+    atl_autologin_cookie_age: "COOKIEAGE"
+    atl_local_ipv4: "1.1.1.1"
+    atl_tomcat_scheme: "http"
+    atl_proxy_name: "localhost"
+    atl_proxy_port: "80"
+    atl_db_preferredtestquery: "select 1;"
+    atl_use_system_jdk: true
+    atl_download_format: "tarball"
+
+  roles:
+    - role: linux_common
+    - role: product_common
+    - role: product_install
+    - role: confluence_common
+    - role: confluence_config
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb395e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+import pytest
+
+import testinfra.utils.ansible_runner
+
+testinfra_hosts = testinfra.utils.ansible_runner.AnsibleRunner(
+    os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('all')
+
+def test_seraph_file(host):
+    f = host.file('/opt/atlassian/confluence/current/confluence/WEB-INF/classes/seraph-config.xml')
+    assert f.exists
+    assert f.contains('<param-value>COOKIEAGE</param-value>')
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('font', [
+    '/usr/lib/jvm/java/lib/fonts/fallback/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf',
+    '/usr/lib/jvm/jre/lib/fonts/fallback/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf'
+])
+def test_fonts_installed_and_linked(host, font):
+    f = host.file(font)
+    assert f.exists
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/tasks/amazon_fonts.yml b/roles/confluence_config/tasks/amazon_fonts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fc5302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/tasks/amazon_fonts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install Google Noto fonts for language coverage
+  yum:
+    name:
+      - "google-noto-*"
+
+- name: Link the language fonts into the JDK/JRE
+  # Not idiomatic, but cleaner that messing with nested lookups...
+  shell:
+    cmd: "ln -sf /usr/share/fonts/google-noto*/* {{ item }}/"
+    creates: "{{ item }}/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf"
+    warn: false
+  with_items: "{{ atl_fonts_fallback_dirs }}"
+  changed_when: false  # For Molecule idempotence check
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/confluence_config/tasks/main.yml
index d9c4af2..07b202c 100644
--- a/roles/confluence_config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -125,3 +125,13 @@
   tags:
     - skip_on_stack_update
   ignore_errors: yes  # For Molecule as it has no db test framework included
+
+- name: Create JVM font fallback directories
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+  with_items: "{{ atl_fonts_fallback_dirs }}"
+
+- name: Install & configure distro language fonts
+  include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}_fonts.yml"
diff --git a/roles/confluence_config/tasks/ubuntu_fonts.yml b/roles/confluence_config/tasks/ubuntu_fonts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..084aa3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/confluence_config/tasks/ubuntu_fonts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install Google Noto fonts for language coverage
+  package:
+    name:
+      - "fonts-noto"
+
+- name: Link the language fonts into the JDK/JRE
+  # Not idiomatic, but cleaner that messing with nested lookups...
+  shell:
+    cmd: "ln -sf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/noto/* {{ item }}/"
+    creates: "{{ item }}/NotoSansJavanese-Regular.ttf"
+    warn: false
+  with_items: "{{ atl_fonts_fallback_dirs }}"
+  changed_when: false  # For Molecule idempotence check
diff --git a/roles/crowd_config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/crowd_config/tasks/main.yml
index 726211a..e3b7c72 100644
--- a/roles/crowd_config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/crowd_config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ atl_product_installation_versioned }}/apache-tomcat/bin/setenv.sh"
     insertafter: "EOF"
-    line: 'export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jre-{{ java_version }}-openjdk'
+    line: "export JAVA_HOME={{ atl_java_home }}"
 
 - name: Create application directories
   file:
@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@
 - name: Remove crowd.xml to prevent duplicates from appearing in cluster reporting
   file:
     path: "{{ atl_product_installation_versioned }}/apache-tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/crowd.xml"
-    state: absent
\ No newline at end of file
+    state: absent
diff --git a/roles/product_common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/product_common/defaults/main.yml
index ce62ba4..4e9f728 100644
--- a/roles/product_common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/product_common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-java_version: "1.8.0"
 java_major_version: "8"
 postgres_version: "9.6"
 
diff --git a/roles/product_common/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py b/roles/product_common/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py
index 77d3c52..e615c9f 100644
--- a/roles/product_common/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/product_common/molecule/system_jdk/tests/test_default.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ def test_user_created(host):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('exe', [
     '/usr/bin/git',
-    '/usr/bin/javac'
+    '/usr/bin/javac',
+    '/usr/lib/jvm/java/bin/java',
+    '/usr/lib/jvm/java/jre/bin/java'
 ])
 def test_package_exes(host, exe):
     assert host.file(exe).exists
diff --git a/roles/product_common/tasks/amazon.yml b/roles/product_common/tasks/amazon.yml
index c02f864..4d33f79 100644
--- a/roles/product_common/tasks/amazon.yml
+++ b/roles/product_common/tasks/amazon.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 - name: Install JDK if necessary on Amazon Linux
   yum:
     name:
-      - java-{{ java_version }}-openjdk-devel
+      - java-1.{{ java_major_version }}.0-openjdk-devel
   when: atl_use_system_jdk
 
 - name: Install other base packages on Amazon Linux
diff --git a/roles/product_common/tasks/ubuntu.yml b/roles/product_common/tasks/ubuntu.yml
index 55c6311..0b033c5 100644
--- a/roles/product_common/tasks/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/product_common/tasks/ubuntu.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Install JDK if necessary on Ubuntu
-  package:
-    name:
-      - openjdk-{{ java_major_version }}-jdk-headless
+  block:
+
+    - name: Install JDK package
+      package:
+        name:
+          - openjdk-{{ java_major_version }}-jdk-headless
+
+    - name: Ensure common JDK symlink exists
+      alternatives:
+        link: "/usr/lib/jvm/java"
+        name: "java_sdk"
+        path: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64"
+        priority: 99
+
+    - name: Ensure common JRE symlink exists
+      alternatives:
+        link: "/usr/lib/jvm/jre"
+        name: "jre"
+        path: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre"
+        priority: 99
+
   when: atl_use_system_jdk
   tags:
     - runtime_pkg
diff --git a/roles/synchrony_config/defaults/main.yml b/roles/synchrony_config/defaults/main.yml
index 383d67c..e6607e3 100644
--- a/roles/synchrony_config/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/synchrony_config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 # FIXME: Add others as map?
 atl_synchrony_cluster_type: "aws"
 
-atl_synchrony_java_binary: "{{ 'java' if atl_use_system_jdk else (atl_product_installation_current + '/jre/bin/java') }}"
 atl_synchrony_memory: "{{ lookup('env', 'ATL_SYNCHRONY_MEMORY') or '-Xmx2g' }}"
 atl_synchrony_stack_space: "{{ lookup('env', 'ATL_SYNCHRONY_STACK_SPACE') or '-Xss2048k' }}"
diff --git a/roles/synchrony_config/templates/atl.synchrony.j2 b/roles/synchrony_config/templates/atl.synchrony.j2
index bf36ba1..809bc91 100644
--- a/roles/synchrony_config/templates/atl.synchrony.j2
+++ b/roles/synchrony_config/templates/atl.synchrony.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ATL_CONFLUENCE_SHARED_CONFIG_FILE="{{ atl_product_home_shared }}/confluence.cfg.
 ATL_SYNCHRONY_JAR_PATH="{{ atl_product_installation_current }}/confluence/WEB-INF/packages/synchrony-standalone.jar"
 
 AWS_EC2_PRIVATE_IP="{{ atl_local_ipv4 }}"
-_RUNJAVA="{{ atl_synchrony_java_binary }}"
+_RUNJAVA="{{ atl_java_binary }}"
 
 SYNCHRONY_DATABASE_USERNAME="{{ atl_jdbc_user }}"
 SYNCHRONY_DATABASE_PASSWORD="{{ atl_jdbc_password }}"