diff --git a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/ant/ServerTask.java b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/ant/ServerTask.java
index 20757d7..8c4fce5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/ant/ServerTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/ant/ServerTask.java
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public class ServerTask extends AbstractTask {
     private Map<String, String> environmentVariables;
     
     private String serverRoot;
+
+    private boolean usePosixRules = false;
     
     @Override
     protected void initTask() {
@@ -480,6 +482,7 @@ private void addArchiveOption(List<String> command) {
             if (archive.isDirectory()) {
                 throw new BuildException("The archive attribute must specify a file");
             }
+
             if (isWindows) {
                 String archivePath = archive.toString();
                 if (archivePath.contains(" ")) {
@@ -490,6 +493,11 @@ private void addArchiveOption(List<String> command) {
                     command.add("--archive=" + "\"" + archivePath + "\"");
                 }
             } else {
+                if(isUsePosixRules()){
+                    command.add("--archive=" + archive.toString());
+                    log("Setting archive option based on latest POSIX rules");
+                    return;
+                }
                 command.add("--archive=" + archive.toString().replaceAll(" ", "\\\\ "));
             }
         }
@@ -685,4 +693,11 @@ public void setEnvironmentVariables(Map<String, String> environmentVariables) {
         this.environmentVariables = environmentVariables;
     }
 
+    public boolean isUsePosixRules() {
+        return usePosixRules;
+    }
+
+    public void setUsePosixRules(boolean usePosixRules) {
+        this.usePosixRules = usePosixRules;
+    }
 }