diff --git a/Distributor/start-selenium-grid-distributor.sh b/Distributor/start-selenium-grid-distributor.sh
index 278e92bcbe..923e8cb97d 100755
--- a/Distributor/start-selenium-grid-distributor.sh
+++ b/Distributor/start-selenium-grid-distributor.sh
@@ -150,13 +150,18 @@ if [ ! -z "$SE_NEW_SESSION_THREAD_POOL_SIZE" ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -178,6 +183,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi
diff --git a/ENV_VARIABLES.md b/ENV_VARIABLES.md
index e885142b0c..3db4f7f05c 100644
--- a/ENV_VARIABLES.md
+++ b/ENV_VARIABLES.md
@@ -144,3 +144,4 @@
 | SE_NODE_REGISTER_SHUTDOWN_ON_FAILURE | true | If this flag is enabled, the Node will shut down after the register period is completed. This is useful for container environments to restart and register again. If restarted multiple times, the Node container status will be CrashLoopBackOff | --register-shutdown-on-failure |
 | SE_NODE_RELAY_BROWSER_VERSION |  |  |  |
 | SE_NODE_RELAY_ONLY | true |  |  |
+| SE_EXTRA_LIBS | | Extra jars to add to the classpath | --ext |
diff --git a/EventBus/start-selenium-grid-eventbus.sh b/EventBus/start-selenium-grid-eventbus.sh
index 205f4751d2..83b519da28 100755
--- a/EventBus/start-selenium-grid-eventbus.sh
+++ b/EventBus/start-selenium-grid-eventbus.sh
@@ -80,13 +80,18 @@ if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TLS}" = "true" ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -108,6 +113,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi
diff --git a/Hub/start-selenium-grid-hub.sh b/Hub/start-selenium-grid-hub.sh
index 6f5fd62d93..0203b50f0a 100755
--- a/Hub/start-selenium-grid-hub.sh
+++ b/Hub/start-selenium-grid-hub.sh
@@ -130,13 +130,18 @@ if [ ! -z "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -158,6 +163,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi
diff --git a/NodeBase/start-selenium-node.sh b/NodeBase/start-selenium-node.sh
index 2b003e386f..7a01c076bf 100755
--- a/NodeBase/start-selenium-node.sh
+++ b/NodeBase/start-selenium-node.sh
@@ -129,13 +129,18 @@ if [ "$GENERATE_CONFIG" = true ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -157,6 +162,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ ! -z "${SE_BIND_HOST}" ]; then
   append_se_opts "--bind-host" "${SE_BIND_HOST}"
 fi
diff --git a/NodeDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh b/NodeDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh
index 197e486549..c0f6ee96ed 100755
--- a/NodeDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh
+++ b/NodeDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh
@@ -97,13 +97,18 @@ echo "Selenium Grid Node Docker configuration: "
 cat "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -125,6 +130,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi
diff --git a/Router/start-selenium-grid-router.sh b/Router/start-selenium-grid-router.sh
index 2f1a25c20f..4fa85941e3 100755
--- a/Router/start-selenium-grid-router.sh
+++ b/Router/start-selenium-grid-router.sh
@@ -131,13 +131,18 @@ if [ ! -z "$SE_ROUTER_PASSWORD" ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -159,6 +164,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi
diff --git a/SessionQueue/start-selenium-grid-session-queue.sh b/SessionQueue/start-selenium-grid-session-queue.sh
index b336ee2a7e..e774b4f4ac 100755
--- a/SessionQueue/start-selenium-grid-session-queue.sh
+++ b/SessionQueue/start-selenium-grid-session-queue.sh
@@ -84,13 +84,18 @@ if [ ! -z "$SE_REGISTRATION_SECRET" ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -112,6 +117,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi
diff --git a/Sessions/start-selenium-grid-sessions.sh b/Sessions/start-selenium-grid-sessions.sh
index 0d3daae0e7..0c494a902b 100755
--- a/Sessions/start-selenium-grid-sessions.sh
+++ b/Sessions/start-selenium-grid-sessions.sh
@@ -106,13 +106,18 @@ if [ ! -z "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
 fi
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -135,13 +140,17 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "${SE_SESSIONS_MAP_EXTERNAL_DATASTORE}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "External datastore for sessions map is enabled"
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath_session_map.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
 fi
 
 cat "$CONFIG_FILE"
diff --git a/Standalone/start-selenium-standalone.sh b/Standalone/start-selenium-standalone.sh
index 9bfa9415b5..e9cb86d99c 100755
--- a/Standalone/start-selenium-standalone.sh
+++ b/Standalone/start-selenium-standalone.sh
@@ -129,13 +129,18 @@ cat "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 echo "Starting Selenium Grid Standalone..."
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -157,6 +162,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 CHROME_DRIVER_PATH_PROPERTY=-Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=/usr/bin/chromedriver
 EDGE_DRIVER_PATH_PROPERTY=-Dwebdriver.edge.driver=/usr/bin/msedgedriver
 GECKO_DRIVER_PATH_PROPERTY=-Dwebdriver.gecko.driver=/usr/bin/geckodriver
diff --git a/StandaloneDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh b/StandaloneDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh
index 83942fbe62..ff5fc152d7 100755
--- a/StandaloneDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh
+++ b/StandaloneDocker/start-selenium-grid-docker.sh
@@ -102,13 +102,18 @@ echo "Selenium Grid Standalone Docker configuration: "
 cat "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
+if [ -n "${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${SE_EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${SE_ENABLE_TRACING}" = "true" ] && [ -n "${SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT}" ]; then
   EXTERNAL_JARS=$(</external_jars/.classpath.txt)
-  [ -n "$EXTRA_LIBS" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ] && EXTRA_LIBS=${EXTRA_LIBS}:
-  EXTRA_LIBS="--ext "${EXTRA_LIBS}${EXTERNAL_JARS}
+  if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS}:${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  elif [ -z "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ] && [ -n "${EXTERNAL_JARS}" ]; then
+    EXTRA_LIBS="--ext ${EXTERNAL_JARS}"
+  fi
   echo "Tracing is enabled"
-  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : " ${EXTRA_LIBS}
   if [ -n "$SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME" ]; then
     SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS="$SE_OTEL_JVM_ARGS -Dotel.resource.attributes=service.name=${SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME}"
   fi
@@ -130,6 +135,10 @@ else
   echo "Tracing is disabled"
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${EXTRA_LIBS}" ]; then
+  echo "Classpath will be enriched with these external jars : ${EXTRA_LIBS}"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}" ]; then
   SE_JAVA_OPTS="$SE_JAVA_OPTS -Dwebdriver.httpclient.version=${SE_JAVA_HTTPCLIENT_VERSION}"
 fi