diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/javacs/kt/classpath/BackupClassPathResolver.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/javacs/kt/classpath/BackupClassPathResolver.kt
index 65cd5b8d9..b3b0eb0db 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/javacs/kt/classpath/BackupClassPathResolver.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/javacs/kt/classpath/BackupClassPathResolver.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ object BackupClassPathResolver : ClassPathResolver {
 fun findKotlinStdlib(): Path? =
     findLocalArtifact("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib")
     ?: findKotlinCliCompilerLibrary("kotlin-stdlib")
+    ?: findAlternativeLibraryLocation("kotlin-stdlib")
 
 private fun findLocalArtifact(group: String, artifact: String) =
     tryResolving("$artifact using Maven") { tryFindingLocalArtifactUsing(group, artifact, findLocalArtifactDirUsingMaven(group, artifact)) }
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ private fun findKotlinCliCompilerLibrary(name: String): Path? =
         ?.orElse(null)
 
 
+// alternative library locations like for snap
+// (can probably just use elvis operator and multiple similar expressions for other install directories)
+private fun findAlternativeLibraryLocation(name: String): Path? =
+    Paths.get("/snap/kotlin/current/lib/${name}.jar").existsOrNull()
+
 private fun Path.existsOrNull() =
     if (Files.exists(this)) this else null