diff --git a/src/main/assemblies/files/fess.in.bat b/src/main/assemblies/files/fess.in.bat
index f1e292e63..2106149b5 100644
--- a/src/main/assemblies/files/fess.in.bat
+++ b/src/main/assemblies/files/fess.in.bat
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ set APP_NAME=fess
 set ES_HOME=%FESS_HOME%/es
 
 set FESS_CLASSPATH=%FESS_HOME%\lib\classes
-if ""%FESS_JAVA_OPTS%""=="""" (
-set FESS_JAVA_OPTS=-Dfess
-) else (
-set FESS_JAVA_OPTS=-Dfess %FESS_JAVA_OPTS%
-)
+set FESS_JAVA_OPTS=%FESS_JAVA_OPTS% -Dfess
 set FESS_JAVA_OPTS=%FESS_JAVA_OPTS% -Des-foreground=yes
 set FESS_JAVA_OPTS=%FESS_JAVA_OPTS% -Dfess.home="%FESS_HOME%"
 set FESS_JAVA_OPTS=%FESS_JAVA_OPTS% -Dfess.es.dir="%ES_HOME%"