diff --git a/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh b/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh
index d448558..7647cab 100755
--- a/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh
+++ b/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 export JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx128m -Xms128m"
 export EXTRA_INFRASTRUCTURE_SERVICES=cdcservice
-../_build-and-test-all.sh -f docker-compose-eventuate-local.yml -P eventuateLocal=1 $*
+../_build-and-test-all.sh -f docker-compose-eventuate-local.yml -P eventuateDriver=local $*
diff --git a/java-spring/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/EventuateDependencyPlugin.groovy b/java-spring/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/EventuateDependencyPlugin.groovy
index c531a8c..308e417 100644
--- a/java-spring/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/EventuateDependencyPlugin.groovy
+++ b/java-spring/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/EventuateDependencyPlugin.groovy
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class EventuateDependencyPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     @Override
     void apply(Project project) {
         project.dependencies {
-            if (project.hasProperty("eventuateLocal")) {
+            if (project.hasProperty("eventuateDriver") && project.property("eventuateDriver").equals("local")) {
                 compile "io.eventuate.local.java:eventuate-local-java-jdbc:${project.eventuateLocalVersion}"
                 compile "io.eventuate.local.java:eventuate-local-java-embedded-cdc-autoconfigure:${project.eventuateLocalVersion}"
             } else