diff --git a/resources/ffdec.sh b/resources/ffdec.sh
index eb103789b..a12a13660 100755
--- a/resources/ffdec.sh
+++ b/resources/ffdec.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ REQ_JVER4=0
 MEMORY=1024m
 
 search_jar_file() {
-    JAR_FILE_CANDIDATES=('ffdec.jar' '../dist/ffdec.jar' '/usr/share/java/jpexs-decompiler/ffdec.jar')
-    for f in "${JAR_FILE_CANDIDATES[@]}" ; do
+    JAR_FILE_CANDIDATES='./ffdec.jar ../dist/ffdec.jar /usr/share/java/ffdec.jar /usr/share/java/jpexs-decompiler/ffdec.jar'
+    for f in "$JAR_FILE_CANDIDATES" ; do
         [ -r "$f" ] && JAR_FILE="$f" && return 0
     done
-    echo Unable to find ffdec.jar in ${JAR_FILE_CANDIDATES[@]}
+    echo Unable to find ffdec.jar in the following locations:
+    echo "${JAR_FILE_CANDIDATES// /$'\n'}"
     return 1
 }