diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.ui/Ant Tools Support/org/eclipse/ant/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/AntJRETab.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.ui/Ant Tools Support/org/eclipse/ant/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/AntJRETab.java
index 14bcf09..6c544c3 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.ui/Ant Tools Support/org/eclipse/ant/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/AntJRETab.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.ui/Ant Tools Support/org/eclipse/ant/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/AntJRETab.java
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@
 		try {
 			defaultInstall = JavaRuntime.computeVMInstall(config);
 		} catch (CoreException e) {
-			AntUIPlugin.log(e);
+			//core exception thrown for non-Java project
+			defaultInstall= JavaRuntime.getDefaultVMInstall();
 		}
 		if (defaultInstall != null) {
 			String vmName = defaultInstall.getName();