diff --git a/eureka-client/build.gradle b/eureka-client/build.gradle
index e0aab5292..7e78a8082 100644
--- a/eureka-client/build.gradle
+++ b/eureka-client/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
     // Prefered jackson Stax serializer. Default Oracle has issues (adds empty namespace) and is slower
     compileOnly "com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:${woodstoxVersion}"
 
-    runtime "org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:${jettisonVersion}"
+    runtimeOnly "org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:${jettisonVersion}"
 
     testCompile project(':eureka-test-utils')
     testCompile "junit:junit:${junit_version}"
diff --git a/eureka-examples/build.gradle b/eureka-examples/build.gradle
index 4f1d502c1..ee0dca504 100644
--- a/eureka-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/eureka-examples/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile files('conf')
 
     compile "com.netflix.governator:governator:${governatorVersion}"
-    runtime 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.7'
+    runtimeOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.7'
 }
 
 startScripts.enabled = false
diff --git a/eureka-server-governator/build.gradle b/eureka-server-governator/build.gradle
index 5a609650e..66101bebb 100644
--- a/eureka-server-governator/build.gradle
+++ b/eureka-server-governator/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile "com.sun.jersey:jersey-servlet:${jerseyVersion}"
     compile "com.sun.jersey.contribs:jersey-guice:${jerseyVersion}"
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:1.6.1'
-    runtime 'org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.2' 
+    runtimeOnly 'org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.2'
     providedCompile "javax.servlet:servlet-api:${servletVersion}"
 
     testCompile project(':eureka-test-utils')
diff --git a/eureka-server/build.gradle b/eureka-server/build.gradle
index fca2e22d4..868a836ec 100644
--- a/eureka-server/build.gradle
+++ b/eureka-server/build.gradle
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ apply plugin: 'war'
 dependencies {
     compile project(':eureka-client')
     compile project(':eureka-core')
-    runtime 'xerces:xercesImpl:2.4.0'
     compile "com.sun.jersey:jersey-server:$jerseyVersion"
     compile "com.sun.jersey:jersey-servlet:$jerseyVersion"
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:1.6.1'
-    runtime 'org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.2' 
+
+    runtimeOnly 'xerces:xercesImpl:2.4.0'
+    runtimeOnly 'org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.2'
+
     providedCompile "javax.servlet:servlet-api:$servletVersion"
 
     testCompile project(':eureka-test-utils')