diff --git a/src/java.ts b/src/java.ts
index b2e544d..7db691c 100644
--- a/src/java.ts
+++ b/src/java.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { download, fetch } from './request';
 import {
   AnalysisJreMetaData,
   AnalysisJresResponseType,
+  CacheStatus,
   ScannerProperties,
   ScannerProperty,
 } from './types';
@@ -113,7 +114,9 @@ export async function fetchJRE(properties: ScannerProperties): Promise<string> {
     checksum: jreMetaData.sha256,
     filename: jreMetaData.filename + UNARCHIVE_SUFFIX,
   });
-  properties[ScannerProperty.SonarScannerWasJreCacheHit] = Boolean(cachedJrePath).toString();
+  properties[ScannerProperty.SonarScannerWasJreCacheHit] = cachedJrePath
+    ? CacheStatus.Hit
+    : CacheStatus.Miss;
   if (cachedJrePath) {
     log(LogLevel.INFO, 'Using Cached JRE');
     return path.join(cachedJrePath, jreMetaData.javaPath);
diff --git a/src/properties.ts b/src/properties.ts
index b9bd724..bbfe697 100644
--- a/src/properties.ts
+++ b/src/properties.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ import {
   SONAR_DIR_DEFAULT,
   SONAR_PROJECT_FILENAME,
 } from './constants';
-import { log, LogLevel } from './logging';
+import { LogLevel, log } from './logging';
 import { getArch, getSupportedOS } from './platform';
-import { CliArgs, ScannerProperties, ScannerProperty, ScanOptions } from './types';
+import { CacheStatus, CliArgs, ScanOptions, ScannerProperties, ScannerProperty } from './types';
 
 function getDefaultProperties(): ScannerProperties {
   return {
@@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ function getBootstrapperProperties(startTimestampMs: number): ScannerProperties
     'sonar.scanner.app': SCANNER_BOOTSTRAPPER_NAME,
     'sonar.scanner.appVersion': version,
     'sonar.scanner.bootstrapStartTime': startTimestampMs.toString(),
-    // Bootstrap cache hit/miss is set later after the bootstrapper has run and before scanner engine is started
-    'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': 'false',
+    // These cache statuses are set during the bootstrapping process.
+    // We already set them here to prevent them from being overridden.
+    'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': CacheStatus.Disabled,
     'sonar.scanner.wasEngineCacheHit': 'false',
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 1041e24..df86e93 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -98,3 +98,9 @@ export type AnalysisEngineResponseType = {
   sha256: string;
   downloadUrl?: string;
 };
+
+export enum CacheStatus {
+  Hit = 'hit',
+  Miss = 'miss',
+  Disabled = 'disabled',
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/java.test.ts b/test/unit/java.test.ts
index 0df1191..72a1f5c 100644
--- a/test/unit/java.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/java.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import { API_V2_JRE_ENDPOINT, SONARQUBE_JRE_PROVISIONING_MIN_VERSION } from '../
 import * as file from '../../src/file';
 import { fetchJRE, fetchServerVersion, serverSupportsJREProvisioning } from '../../src/java';
 import * as request from '../../src/request';
-import { AnalysisJresResponseType, ScannerProperties, ScannerProperty } from '../../src/types';
+import {
+  AnalysisJresResponseType,
+  CacheStatus,
+  ScannerProperties,
+  ScannerProperty,
+} from '../../src/types';
 
 const mock = new MockAdapter(axios);
 
@@ -142,15 +147,14 @@ describe('java', () => {
 
     describe('when the JRE is cached', () => {
       it('should fetch the latest supported JRE and use the cached version', async () => {
-        await fetchJRE(MOCKED_PROPERTIES);
+        const properties = { ...MOCKED_PROPERTIES };
+        await fetchJRE(properties);
 
         expect(request.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(request.download).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-        // Check for the cache
         expect(file.getCacheFileLocation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-
         expect(file.extractArchive).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(properties[ScannerProperty.SonarScannerWasJreCacheHit]).toBe(CacheStatus.Hit);
       });
     });
 
@@ -167,7 +171,8 @@ describe('java', () => {
       });
 
       it('should download the JRE', async () => {
-        await fetchJRE({ ...MOCKED_PROPERTIES });
+        const properties = { ...MOCKED_PROPERTIES };
+        await fetchJRE(properties);
 
         expect(request.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
           url: API_V2_JRE_ENDPOINT,
@@ -176,17 +181,14 @@ describe('java', () => {
             arch: MOCKED_PROPERTIES[ScannerProperty.SonarScannerArch],
           },
         });
-
         expect(file.getCacheFileLocation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-
         expect(request.download).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           `${API_V2_JRE_ENDPOINT}/${serverResponse[0].id}`,
           mockCacheDirectories.archivePath,
         );
-
         expect(file.validateChecksum).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-
         expect(file.extractArchive).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(properties[ScannerProperty.SonarScannerWasJreCacheHit]).toBe(CacheStatus.Miss);
       });
 
       it('should fail if no JRE matches', async () => {
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ describe('java', () => {
           .reply(200, []);
 
         // Check that it rejects with a specific error
-        expect(fetchJRE({ ...MOCKED_PROPERTIES })).rejects.toThrowError(
+        expect(fetchJRE({ ...MOCKED_PROPERTIES })).rejects.toThrow(
           'No JREs available for your platform linux arm64',
         );
       });
diff --git a/test/unit/mocks/FakeProjectMock.ts b/test/unit/mocks/FakeProjectMock.ts
index 4b938a5..a6d919f 100644
--- a/test/unit/mocks/FakeProjectMock.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mocks/FakeProjectMock.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { SCANNER_BOOTSTRAPPER_NAME } from '../../../src/constants';
+import { CacheStatus } from '../../../src/types';
 
 const baseEnvVariables = process.env;
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class FakeProjectMock {
       'sonar.scanner.app': SCANNER_BOOTSTRAPPER_NAME,
       'sonar.scanner.appVersion': '1.2.3',
       'sonar.scanner.wasEngineCacheHit': 'false',
-      'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': 'false',
+      'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': CacheStatus.Disabled,
       'sonar.userHome': expect.stringMatching(/\.sonar$/),
       'sonar.scanner.os': 'windows',
       'sonar.scanner.arch': 'aarch64',
diff --git a/test/unit/properties.test.ts b/test/unit/properties.test.ts
index 21f757f..898e236 100644
--- a/test/unit/properties.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/properties.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../src/constants';
 import { LogLevel, log } from '../../src/logging';
 import { getHostProperties, getProperties } from '../../src/properties';
-import { ScannerProperty } from '../../src/types';
+import { CacheStatus, ScannerProperty } from '../../src/types';
 import { FakeProjectMock } from './mocks/FakeProjectMock';
 
 jest.mock('../../src/logging');
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ describe('getProperties', () => {
           'sonar.scanner.app': 'ignored',
           'sonar.scanner.appVersion': 'ignored',
           'sonar.scanner.bootstrapStartTime': '0000',
-          'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': 'true',
+          'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': CacheStatus.Hit,
           'sonar.scanner.wasEngineCacheHit': 'true',
         }),
       });
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ describe('getProperties', () => {
             'sonar.scanner.app': 'ignored',
             'sonar.scanner.appVersion': 'ignored',
             'sonar.scanner.bootstrapStartTime': '0000',
-            'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': 'true',
+            'sonar.scanner.wasJreCacheHit': CacheStatus.Hit,
             'sonar.scanner.wasEngineCacheHit': 'true',
           },
         },