diff --git a/repl/scala-2.11/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala b/repl/scala-2.11/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala
index 98c478f35..05b076697 100644
--- a/repl/scala-2.11/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala
+++ b/repl/scala-2.11/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala
@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ class SparkInterpreter(protected override val conf: SparkConf) extends AbstractS
               Paths.get(u.toURI).getFileName.toString.contains("org.scala-lang_scala-reflect")
             }
 
-          extraJarPath.foreach { p => debug(s"Adding $p to Scala interpreter's class path...") }
-          sparkILoop.addUrlsToClassPath(extraJarPath: _*)
+          extraJarPath.foreach { p =>
+            debug(s"Adding $p to Scala interpreter's class path...")
+            sparkILoop.require(new File(p.toURI).getPath)
+          }
+
           classLoader = null
         } else {
           classLoader = classLoader.getParent
diff --git a/repl/scala-2.12/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala b/repl/scala-2.12/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala
index bb8f7e594..abaff845c 100644
--- a/repl/scala-2.12/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala
+++ b/repl/scala-2.12/src/main/scala/org/apache/livy/repl/SparkInterpreter.scala
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ class SparkInterpreter(protected override val conf: SparkConf) extends AbstractS
               Paths.get(u.toURI).getFileName.toString.contains("org.scala-lang_scala-reflect")
             }
 
-          extraJarPath.foreach { p => debug(s"Adding $p to Scala interpreter's class path...") }
-          sparkILoop.addUrlsToClassPath(extraJarPath: _*)
+          extraJarPath.foreach { p =>
+            debug(s"Adding $p to Scala interpreter's class path...")
+            sparkILoop.require(new File(p.toURI).getPath)
+          }
           classLoader = null
         } else {
           classLoader = classLoader.getParent