Can't use console while building with gradle

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I want to use System.in in my Java program.
System.in.read() returns -1 and that means stream is closed (say not available).
I tried the solution that many ppl suggested: included standardInput = System.in
in my run task, but it didn’t work at all. I’m using IDEA 2016.3 with Gradle 3.1
Don’t blame me for not using latest, I bet the problem persists even if I upgrade. However I’m upgrading to 3.2.1 and if the problem gets solved I will comment here. Till then, please suggest me some solutions.

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The problem persists on v3.2.1 also. However running via wrapper from outside of IDEA works good.
Seems this is an integration problem.