diff --git a/sage/interfaces/jmoldata.py b/sage/interfaces/jmoldata.py
--- a/sage/interfaces/jmoldata.py
+++ b/sage/interfaces/jmoldata.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
             sage: type(JData.is_jvm_available())
             <type 'bool'>
         """
+        # This is not working for some reason on mod.math.washington.edu
+        return False
         #scratch file for  Jmol errors and status
         jmolscratch = os.path.join(DOT_SAGE, "sage_notebook.sagenb", "jmol_scratch")
         if not os.path.exists(jmolscratch):