diff --git a/integration/hello_world__closure/closure.conf b/integration/hello_world__closure/closure.conf
index 2c13c3b147c1c..7b1bc3c1368d2 100644
--- a/integration/hello_world__closure/closure.conf
+++ b/integration/hello_world__closure/closure.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 --warning_level=QUIET
 --dependency_mode=STRICT
 --rewrite_polyfills=false
+--jscomp_off=checkVars
 
 node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone_externs.js
 
diff --git a/integration/hello_world__closure/package.json b/integration/hello_world__closure/package.json
index 24aa5395b1cbd..22d868e828281 100644
--- a/integration/hello_world__closure/package.json
+++ b/integration/hello_world__closure/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@angular/core": "file:../../dist/packages-dist/core",
     "@angular/platform-browser": "file:../../dist/packages-dist/platform-browser",
     "@angular/platform-server": "file:../../dist/packages-dist/platform-server",
-    "google-closure-compiler": "git+https://github.com/alexeagle/closure-compiler.git#packagejson.dist",
+    "google-closure-compiler": "20171023.0.1",
     "rxjs": "file:../../node_modules/rxjs",
     "typescript": "file:../../node_modules/typescript",
     "zone.js": "file:../../node_modules/zone.js"