diff --git a/cassandra/image/kubernetes-cassandra.jar b/cassandra/image/kubernetes-cassandra.jar
index 7d8c6a86..e0f62c4c 100644
Binary files a/cassandra/image/kubernetes-cassandra.jar and b/cassandra/image/kubernetes-cassandra.jar differ
diff --git a/cassandra/java/README.md b/cassandra/java/README.md
index adba2314..6e8c8aa2 100644
--- a/cassandra/java/README.md
+++ b/cassandra/java/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ The following environment variables may be used to override the default configur
 | KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP_PORT   | 443                                   | API port number                  |
 | CASSANDRA_SERVICE              | cassandra                             | Default service name for lookup  |
 | POD_NAMESPACE                  | default                               | Default pod service namespace    |
+| K8S_ACCOUNT_TOKEN 		 | /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token | Default path to service token |
 
 # Using
 
diff --git a/cassandra/java/src/main/java/io/k8s/cassandra/KubernetesSeedProvider.java b/cassandra/java/src/main/java/io/k8s/cassandra/KubernetesSeedProvider.java
index df500842..9865e1ba 100644
--- a/cassandra/java/src/main/java/io/k8s/cassandra/KubernetesSeedProvider.java
+++ b/cassandra/java/src/main/java/io/k8s/cassandra/KubernetesSeedProvider.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  *     <li>CASSANDRA_SERVICE defaults to cassandra</li>
  *     <li>POD_NAMESPACE defaults to 'default'</li>
  *     <li>CASSANDRA_SERVICE_NUM_SEEDS defaults to 8 seeds</li>
+ *     <li>K8S_ACCOUNT_TOKEN defaults to the path for the default token</li>
  * </ul>
  */
 public class KubernetesSeedProvider implements SeedProvider {
@@ -107,10 +108,11 @@ public class KubernetesSeedProvider implements SeedProvider {
         String path = String.format("/api/v1/namespaces/%s/endpoints/", podNamespace);
         String seedSizeVar = getEnvOrDefault("CASSANDRA_SERVICE_NUM_SEEDS", "8");
         Integer seedSize = Integer.valueOf(seedSizeVar);
+        String accountToken = getEnvOrDefault("K8S_ACCOUNT_TOKEN", "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token");
 
         List<InetAddress> seeds = new ArrayList<InetAddress>();
         try {
-            String token = getServiceAccountToken();
+            String token = getServiceAccountToken(accountToken);
 
             SSLContext ctx = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
             ctx.init(null, trustAll, new SecureRandom());
@@ -222,13 +224,12 @@ public class KubernetesSeedProvider implements SeedProvider {
         return val;
     }
 
-    private static String getServiceAccountToken()  throws IOException {
-        String file = "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token";
+    private static String getServiceAccountToken(String file)  {
         try {
             return new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(file)));
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            logger.warn("unable to load service account token");
-            throw e;
+            logger.warn("unable to load service account token" + file);
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to load services account token " + file);
         }
     }