diff --git a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/AbstractRegistryMojo.java b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/AbstractRegistryMojo.java
index 9b070557b8..d8bb5df1c9 100644
--- a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/AbstractRegistryMojo.java
+++ b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/AbstractRegistryMojo.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import io.apicurio.registry.types.ContentTypes;
 import io.kiota.http.vertx.VertXRequestAdapter;
 import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
+import io.vertx.core.VertxOptions;
+import io.vertx.core.file.FileSystemOptions;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.client.WebClient;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -43,6 +45,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractRegistryMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "password")
     String password;
 
+    protected Vertx createVertx() {
+        var options = new VertxOptions();
+        var fsOpts = new FileSystemOptions();
+        fsOpts.setFileCachingEnabled(false);
+        fsOpts.setClassPathResolvingEnabled(false);
+        options.setFileSystemOptions(fsOpts);
+        return Vertx.vertx(options);
+    }
+
     protected RegistryClient createClient(Vertx vertx) {
         WebClient provider = null;
         if (authServerUrl != null && clientId != null && clientSecret != null) {
diff --git a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/DownloadRegistryMojo.java b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/DownloadRegistryMojo.java
index ac31a63f8a..e1b5748f70 100644
--- a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/DownloadRegistryMojo.java
+++ b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/DownloadRegistryMojo.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ protected void validate() throws MojoExecutionException {
     protected void executeInternal() throws MojoExecutionException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         validate();
 
-        Vertx vertx = Vertx.vertx();
+        Vertx vertx = createVertx();
         RegistryClient registryClient = createClient(vertx);
 
         try {
diff --git a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/RegisterRegistryMojo.java b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/RegisterRegistryMojo.java
index 84e4092272..26be0f744e 100644
--- a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/RegisterRegistryMojo.java
+++ b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/RegisterRegistryMojo.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected boolean validate() throws MojoExecutionException {
     protected void executeInternal() throws MojoExecutionException {
         int errorCount = 0;
         if (validate()) {
-            Vertx vertx = Vertx.vertx();
+            Vertx vertx = createVertx();
             RegistryClient registryClient = createClient(vertx);
 
             for (RegisterArtifact artifact : artifacts) {
diff --git a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/TestUpdateRegistryMojo.java b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/TestUpdateRegistryMojo.java
index f64187170c..986bc6db8f 100644
--- a/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/TestUpdateRegistryMojo.java
+++ b/utils/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/apicurio/registry/maven/TestUpdateRegistryMojo.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ protected void validate() throws MojoExecutionException {
     @Override
     protected void executeInternal() throws MojoExecutionException {
         validate();
-        Vertx vertx = Vertx.vertx();
+        Vertx vertx = createVertx();
         RegistryClient registryClient = createClient(vertx);
 
         try {