diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 681c98109a..bcf7539816 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
  */
 buildscript {
   repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    jcenter()
+    maven {
+      url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/"
+    }
   }
   dependencies {
     // license-gradle plugin: /~https://github.com/hierynomus/license-gradle-plugin
-    classpath 'nl.javadude.gradle.plugins:license-gradle-plugin:0.11.0'
+    classpath "gradle.plugin.nl.javadude.gradle.plugins:license-gradle-plugin:0.14.0"
   }
 }
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ ext.deps = [
     'mapreduce-client-core': "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mapreduce-client-core:${hadoopVersion}",
     minicluster: "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-minicluster:${hadoopVersion}",
     'hdfs-test': "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs:${hadoopVersion}:tests",
+    'common-test': "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common:${hadoopVersion}:tests",
+    'yarn-server-test': "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server-tests:${hadoopVersion}:tests",
   ]
 ]
 
@@ -32,6 +35,16 @@ allprojects {
   group = 'com.linkedin.dynamometer'
 }
 
+if (project.hasProperty('overrideBuildEnvironment')) {
+  // Allow for override of the environment via a property flag
+  apply from: project.overrideBuildEnvironment
+  final File overrideFile = rootProject.file(project.overrideBuildEnvironment)
+  assert overrideFile.isFile() : "The environment script ($overrideFile) does not exist or is not a file"
+  apply from: overrideFile
+} else {
+  apply from: 'defaultEnvironment.gradle'
+}
+
 subprojects {
   apply plugin: 'java'
   apply plugin: 'eclipse'
@@ -40,11 +53,6 @@ subprojects {
 
   sourceCompatibility = 1.7
 
-  repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    mavenLocal()
-  }
-
   license {
     header rootProject.file('license_header')
     // Set the year in the license
diff --git a/defaultEnvironment.gradle b/defaultEnvironment.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba0e73baec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaultEnvironment.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+subprojects {
+  repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    mavenLocal()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dynamometer-blockgen/build.gradle b/dynamometer-blockgen/build.gradle
index 06948d46b5..f0e5d3e1bc 100644
--- a/dynamometer-blockgen/build.gradle
+++ b/dynamometer-blockgen/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ dependencies {
   compile deps.hadoop.'mapreduce-client-core'
 
   testCompile deps.hadoop.minicluster
+  testCompile deps.hadoop.'common-test'
+  testCompile deps.hadoop.'hdfs-test'
   testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11'
   testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:2.7.22'
 }
diff --git a/dynamometer-infra/build.gradle b/dynamometer-infra/build.gradle
index 915a180380..23c8b44a8f 100644
--- a/dynamometer-infra/build.gradle
+++ b/dynamometer-infra/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dependencies {
   compile project(':dynamometer-workload')
 
   testCompile project(path: ':dynamometer-workload', configuration: 'testArtifacts')
+  testCompile deps.hadoop.'common-test'
+  testCompile deps.hadoop.'yarn-server-test'
   testCompile deps.hadoop.minicluster
   testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11'
   testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-all:1.10.19'
diff --git a/dynamometer-workload/build.gradle b/dynamometer-workload/build.gradle
index 2d48a043a8..411bd9aa4d 100644
--- a/dynamometer-workload/build.gradle
+++ b/dynamometer-workload/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ dependencies {
   compile deps.hadoop.'mapreduce-client-core'
 
   testCompile deps.hadoop.minicluster
+  testCompile deps.hadoop.'common-test'
+  testCompile deps.hadoop.'hdfs-test'
   testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11'
 }