diff --git a/tests/scripts/build.gradle b/tests/scripts/build.gradle
index 5f67058f191..bffbc2df9ad 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/scripts/build.gradle
@@ -16,14 +16,10 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-
 plugins {
     id "de.undercouch.download" version "4.1.2"
 }
 
-
-
 task downloadShunit2(type: Download) {
     src 'https://github.com/kward/shunit2/archive/v2.1.7.zip'
     dest new File(buildDir, "shunit2-2.1.7.zip")
@@ -35,9 +31,9 @@ task extractShunit2(dependsOn: downloadShunit2, type: Copy) {
 }
 
 task executeShTests(dependsOn: extractShunit2, type: Exec) {
-
     workingDir "src/test/bash"
     commandLine "./bk_test.sh"
     args "-e PROJECT_BUILD_SYSTEM=gradle"
 }
+
 tasks.test.dependsOn("executeShTests")
diff --git a/tests/scripts/pom.xml b/tests/scripts/pom.xml
index daa00cf7aa3..4bbc9e80021 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/scripts/pom.xml
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@
               <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
               <workingDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/bash</workingDirectory>
               <executable>${project.basedir}/src/test/bash/bk_test.sh</executable>
-              <arguments>
-                <argument>target</argument>
-              </arguments>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
diff --git a/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-shaded-test/build.gradle b/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-shaded-test/build.gradle
index c7453bed53b..78a05a3bc1e 100644
--- a/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-shaded-test/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-shaded-test/build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation depLibs.slf4j
     testImplementation depLibs.junit
-    testImplementation fileTree(dir: '../../../shaded/bookkeeper-server-shaded/', include: ['**/*.jar'])
+    testImplementation project(path: ':shaded:bookkeeper-server-shaded', configuration: 'shadow')
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-tests-shaded-test/build.gradle b/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-tests-shaded-test/build.gradle
index eae3130f711..cc6dcd8f488 100644
--- a/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-tests-shaded-test/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/shaded/bookkeeper-server-tests-shaded-test/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation depLibs.slf4j
     testImplementation depLibs.junit
     testImplementation depLibs.commonsConfiguration
-    testImplementation project(':shaded:bookkeeper-server-shaded')
-    testImplementation fileTree(dir: '../../../shaded/bookkeeper-server-tests-shaded/', include: ['**/*.jar'])
+    testImplementation project(path: ':shaded:bookkeeper-server-shaded', configuration: 'shadow')
+    testImplementation project(path: ':shaded:bookkeeper-server-tests-shaded', configuration: 'shadow')
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/shaded/distributedlog-core-shaded-test/build.gradle b/tests/shaded/distributedlog-core-shaded-test/build.gradle
index f681150d73c..bc783ee7981 100644
--- a/tests/shaded/distributedlog-core-shaded-test/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/shaded/distributedlog-core-shaded-test/build.gradle
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation depLibs.powermockMockito
     testImplementation depLibs.powermockJunit
     testImplementation depLibs.commonsConfiguration
-    testImplementation fileTree(dir: '../../../shaded/distributedlog-core-shaded/', include: ['**/*.jar'])
+    testImplementation project(path: ':shaded:distributedlog-core-shaded', configuration: 'shadow')
 }