# UseSystemClassLoader directive for running tests?

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/usesystemclassloader-directive-for-running-tests/4620>\
**Category:** Old Forum Archive\
**Created:** [January 18, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/usesystemclassloader-directive-for-running-tests/4620 "2013-01-18T07:16:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jesper\_Thuun\_Peterse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@Jesper\_Thuun\_Peterse](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Jesper_Thuun_Peterse)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/usesystemclassloader-directive-for-running-tests/4620/1 "2013-01-18T07:16:00Z")

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What is the Gradle equivalent to Maven Surefire’s useSystemClassLoader directive?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Niederwieser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Peter\_Niederwieser](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Peter_Niederwieser)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/usesystemclassloader-directive-for-running-tests/4620/2 "2013-01-18T13:21:00Z")

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There is no equivalent. What problem are you trying to solve?

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**Author:** ![Jesper\_Thuun\_Peterse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@Jesper\_Thuun\_Peterse](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Jesper_Thuun_Peterse)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/usesystemclassloader-directive-for-running-tests/4620/3 "2013-01-18T13:49:00Z")

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As it turned out, none.

I have a maven script configuring the surefire plugin with the useSystemClassLoader set to false in order to run my tests. It doesn’t work without it.

I’m in the process of converting my maven build setup to a Gradle one. When I finally had everything compiling and building with Gradle, my tests ran just fine without the property!