diff --git a/netbeans-wrapper.applescript b/netbeans-wrapper.applescript
index d5ae26d..c2fa4c5 100644
--- a/netbeans-wrapper.applescript
+++ b/netbeans-wrapper.applescript
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+use AppleScript version "2.4"
+use scripting additions
+use framework "Foundation"
+use framework "AppKit" -- for NSEvent
+
+property NSEvent : a reference to current application's NSEvent
+property NSAlternateKeyMask : a reference to 524288
+
 property netBeansBinary : null
 
 on run
+    if my optionKeyIsDown() then set netBeansBinary to null
 	if netBeansBinary is null then
 		set nbApp to choose file ¬
 		    with prompt "Please locate the file “netbeans” in your “netbeans11/bin” directory" ¬
@@ -22,6 +31,15 @@
 	runNetBeans(commandString)
 end open
 
+on optionKeyIsDown()
+	set theFlag to NSEvent's modifierFlags() as integer
+	if ((theFlag div NSAlternateKeyMask) mod 2) = 0 then
+		return false
+	else
+		return true
+	end if
+end optionKeyIsDown
+
 on runNetBeans(commandString)
 	set commandString to commandString & " >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
 	do shell script commandString