diff --git a/site/dat/wiki/JMeterPluginsCMD.wiki b/site/dat/wiki/JMeterPluginsCMD.wiki
index 81749ac89..9659678cb 100644
--- a/site/dat/wiki/JMeterPluginsCMD.wiki
+++ b/site/dat/wiki/JMeterPluginsCMD.wiki
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ like [SettingsPanel GUI settings] do with optional parameters:
 || {{{--end-offset <sec>}}} || include in report only samples with (timestamp - relativeStartTime) < endOffset ||
 || {{{--yAxisLabel <String>}}} || Set Y-Axis label on charts ||
 
+Java system properties can be defined via the environment variable {{JVM_ARGS}}, e.g. {{JVM_ARGS=-Duser.timezone=GMT JMeterPluginsCMD ...}}.
+
 == Plugin Type Classes ==
 Make note that you need to install corresponding plugins set to have Extras plugins available in CMD.
 
diff --git a/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.bat b/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.bat
index 1a3dca0ee..44ab3cb12 100755
--- a/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.bat
+++ b/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @echo off
 
-java -jar %~dp0\..\lib\cmdrunner-2.2.jar  --tool Reporter %*
+java %JVM_ARGS% -jar %~dp0\..\lib\cmdrunner-2.3.jar  --tool Reporter %*
diff --git a/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.sh b/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.sh
index eda691cd2..89d7d6c3d 100755
--- a/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.sh
+++ b/tools/cmd/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/JMeterPluginsCMD.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar $(dirname $0)/../lib/cmdrunner-2.2.jar --tool Reporter "$@"
+java $JVM_ARGS -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar $(dirname $0)/../lib/cmdrunner-2.3.jar --tool Reporter "$@"
diff --git a/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.bat b/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.bat
index db25d6e71..0e854c240 100644
--- a/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.bat
+++ b/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.bat
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ rem example 2 :
 rem jmeter\lib\ext\FilterResults.bat --output-file filteredout.xml --input-file inputfile.csv --include-label-regex true --include-labels "P[1-3].*" --start-offset 2 --end-offset 180 --success-filter true --save-as-xml true
 
 rem May be you need to declare the path to the java binary
-java -jar %~dp0\..\lib\cmdrunner-2.2.jar --tool FilterResults %*
+java %JVM_ARGS% -jar %~dp0\..\lib\cmdrunner-2.3.jar --tool FilterResults %*
diff --git a/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.sh b/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.sh
index 86e24fd49..981f0d385 100644
--- a/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.sh
+++ b/tools/filterresults/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/FilterResults.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 # jmeter/lib/ext/FilterResults.sh --output-file filteredout.xml --input-file inputfile.csv --include-label-regex true --include-labels "P[1-3].*" --start-offset 2 --end-offset 180 --success-filter true --save-as-xml true
 #
 # May be you need to declare the path to the java binary
-java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar $(dirname $0)/../lib/cmdrunner-2.2.jar --tool FilterResults "$@"
+java $JVM_ARGS -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar $(dirname $0)/../lib/cmdrunner-2.3.jar --tool FilterResults "$@"
diff --git a/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.bat b/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.bat
index 9e929b49a..8f83c3821 100755
--- a/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.bat
+++ b/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @echo off
 
-java -Dlog4j.configurationFile=%~dp0\log4j2.xml -jar %~dp0\..\lib\cmdrunner-2.2.jar --tool TestPlanCheck %*
+java %JVM_ARGS% -Dlog4j.configurationFile=%~dp0\log4j2.xml -jar %~dp0\..\lib\cmdrunner-2.3.jar --tool TestPlanCheck %*
diff --git a/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.sh b/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.sh
index 49f8594b0..f1b13cf07 100755
--- a/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.sh
+++ b/tools/plancheck/src/main/resources/kg/apc/cmdtools/TestPlanCheck.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-java -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dlog4j.configurationFile=$(dirname $0)/log4j2.xml -jar $(dirname $0)/../lib/cmdrunner-2.2.jar --tool TestPlanCheck "$@"
+java $JVM_ARGS -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dlog4j.configurationFile=$(dirname $0)/log4j2.xml -jar $(dirname $0)/../lib/cmdrunner-2.3.jar --tool TestPlanCheck "$@"