diff --git a/gradle/any/properties.gradle b/gradle/any/properties.gradle
index a132de0eea..d3d56b1558 100644
--- a/gradle/any/properties.gradle
+++ b/gradle/any/properties.gradle
@@ -52,3 +52,17 @@ ext {
   getPropertyOrFailBuild = this.&getPropertyOrFailBuild
   addFilteredSysProps = this.&addFilteredSysProps
 }
+
+ext {
+  jvmArguments = [
+          '--add-exports', 'java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-exports', 'java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-exports', 'jdk.unsupported/sun.misc=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-exports', 'jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens', 'jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens', 'java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens', 'java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens', 'java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens', 'java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED',
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tdcommon/build.gradle b/tdcommon/build.gradle
index d73d713a8c..c8ea803b74 100644
--- a/tdcommon/build.gradle
+++ b/tdcommon/build.gradle
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ spotless {
 tasks.named('sourceJar').configure {
   dependsOn('generateProto')
 }
+
+test {
+  jvmArgs = jvmArguments
+}
diff --git a/tds/build.gradle b/tds/build.gradle
index 1675fc922d..68c111ccc9 100644
--- a/tds/build.gradle
+++ b/tds/build.gradle
@@ -254,10 +254,14 @@ import org.akhikhl.gretty.AppAfterIntegrationTestTask
 
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
+test {
+  jvmArgs = jvmArguments
+}
+
 gretty {
   httpPort = 8081
   contextPath = '/thredds'
-  jvmArgs = ['--add-exports', 'java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED']
+  jvmArgs = jvmArguments
 }
 
 def testInfomation = [[name: 'freshInstallTest',