diff --git a/fineract-provider/build.gradle b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
index 2c580b1f0..9c495ba10 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ buildscript {
   }
 
   dependencies {
-     classpath 'org.gradle.api.plugins:gradle-tomcat-plugin:1.0',
+     classpath 'com.bmuschko:gradle-tomcat-plugin:2.5',
                'nl.javadude.gradle.plugins:license-gradle-plugin:0.11.0',
                'org.zeroturnaround:gradle-jrebel-plugin:1.1.2',
                'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.1.3.RELEASE' // also change springDataJpaVersion below
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ apply plugin: 'war'
 apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'idea'
-apply plugin: 'tomcat'
+apply plugin: 'com.bmuschko.tomcat'
 apply plugin: 'project-report'
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'openjpa'
@@ -367,12 +367,11 @@ configurations {
     integrationTestRuntime.extendsFrom testRuntime
 }
 
-task integrationTest(type:Test){
+task integrationTest(type:Test) {
     description = "Run integration tests (located in src/integrationTest/java). Starts tomcat in daemon mode before executing the tests."
     it.dependsOn war
     doFirst {
         tomcatRunWar.daemon = true
-        tomcatRunWar.execute()
     }
     testClassesDirs = project.sourceSets.integrationTest.output.classesDirs
     classpath = project.sourceSets.integrationTest.runtimeClasspath