diff --git a/scripts/setup/setup_prerequisites.sh b/scripts/setup/setup_prerequisites.sh
index 7459f75328f061815ca70da93ef6001f8d990d25..6e49c99658af523f34754a5bffb81a1b8d3c49de 100755
--- a/scripts/setup/setup_prerequisites.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup/setup_prerequisites.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ if [ "$OSTYPE" == 'msys' ]; then
 		wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/downloads/ufz/devguide/7za.exe
 	fi
 
+	# jom
+	JOM_LOCATION=`which jom`
+	if [ ! -z "$JOM_LOCATION" ]; then
+		echo "jom found."
+	else
+		cd ~/bin
+		wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/downloads/ufz/devguide/jom.exe
+	fi
+
 fi
 
 cd "$SOURCE_LOCATION/scripts/setup"
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