diff --git a/artemis-cdi-client/pom.xml b/artemis-cdi-client/pom.xml
index 9a8a480c7d8..e6afc1a70d8 100644
--- a/artemis-cdi-client/pom.xml
+++ b/artemis-cdi-client/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
    <properties>
       <activemq.basedir>${project.basedir}/..</activemq.basedir>
+      <javax.annotation.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation.version>
    </properties>
 
    <artifactId>artemis-cdi-client</artifactId>
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@
          <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
          <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+         <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
+         <version>${javax.annotation.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.enterprise</groupId>
          <artifactId>cdi-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/artemis-rest/pom.xml b/artemis-rest/pom.xml
index 79ef78e8557..3617a84e503 100644
--- a/artemis-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/artemis-rest/pom.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@
          <artifactId>jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec</artifactId>
          <version>${version.jaxb-api}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
+         <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
+         <version>2.3.2</version>
+         <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdaf922b45d..c01992b9398 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <jetty.version>9.4.3.v20170317</jetty.version>
       <jgroups.version>3.6.13.Final</jgroups.version>
       <maven.assembly.plugin.version>2.4</maven.assembly.plugin.version>
-      <mockito.version>2.8.47</mockito.version>
+      <mockito.version>2.25.0</mockito.version>
       <netty.version>4.1.32.Final</netty.version>
       <commons.io.version>2.6</commons.io.version>
       <netty-tcnative-version>2.0.22.Final</netty-tcnative-version>
diff --git a/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/jmx/JmxConnectionTest.java b/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/jmx/JmxConnectionTest.java
index bb21c92442c..c9ec140d170 100644
--- a/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/jmx/JmxConnectionTest.java
+++ b/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/jmx/JmxConnectionTest.java
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 import java.rmi.server.RemoteObject;
 import java.rmi.server.RemoteRef;
 
-import com.sun.jmx.remote.internal.ProxyRef;
+import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
+import io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.util.UnsafeAccess;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.smoke.common.SmokeTestBase;
 import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Assume;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import sun.rmi.server.UnicastRef;
@@ -47,16 +49,30 @@ public class JmxConnectionTest extends SmokeTestBase {
    private static final int RMI_REGISTRY_PORT = 10098;
 
    public static final String SERVER_NAME_0 = "jmx";
+   private Class<?> proxyRefClass;
 
    @Before
    public void before() throws Exception {
       cleanupData(SERVER_NAME_0);
       disableCheckThread();
       startServer(SERVER_NAME_0, 0, 30000);
+      try {
+         final Class<?> aClass = Class.forName("com.sun.jmx.remote.internal.ProxyRef");
+         proxyRefClass = aClass;
+      } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+         //try with a shiny new version
+         try {
+            final Class<?> aClass = Class.forName("com.sun.jmx.remote.internal.rmi.ProxyRef");
+            proxyRefClass = aClass;
+         } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex2) {
+            //no op
+         }
+      }
    }
 
    @Test
    public void testJmxConnection() throws Throwable {
+      Assert.assertNotNull(proxyRefClass);
       try {
 
          // Without this, the RMI server would bind to the default interface IP (the user's local IP mostly)
@@ -96,17 +112,22 @@ public void testJmxConnection() throws Throwable {
 
             // 3. RemoteObject::getRef is hereby expected to return ProxyRef
             RemoteRef remoteRef = remoteObject.getRef();
-            Assert.assertTrue(remoteRef instanceof ProxyRef);
-            ProxyRef proxyRef = (ProxyRef) remoteRef;
-
+            Assert.assertTrue(proxyRefClass.isInstance(remoteRef));
             // 4. ProxyRef::ref is expected to contain UnicastRef (UnicastRef2 resp.)
-            Field refField = ProxyRef.class.getDeclaredField("ref");
-            refField.setAccessible(true);
-            remoteRef = (RemoteRef) refField.get(proxyRef);
-            Assert.assertTrue(remoteRef instanceof UnicastRef);
+            Field refField = proxyRefClass.getDeclaredField("ref");
+            RemoteRef remoteRefField;
+            try {
+               refField.setAccessible(true);
+               remoteRefField = (RemoteRef) refField.get(remoteRef);
+            } catch (Throwable error) {
+               Assume.assumeTrue("Unsafe must be available to continue the test", PlatformDependent.hasUnsafe());
+               remoteRefField = (RemoteRef) UnsafeAccess.UNSAFE.getObject(remoteRef, UnsafeAccess.UNSAFE.objectFieldOffset(refField));
+            }
+            Assert.assertNotNull(remoteRefField);
+            Assert.assertTrue(remoteRefField instanceof UnicastRef);
 
             // 5. UnicastRef::getLiveRef returns LiveRef
-            LiveRef liveRef = ((UnicastRef) remoteRef).getLiveRef();
+            LiveRef liveRef = ((UnicastRef) remoteRefField).getLiveRef();
 
             Assert.assertEquals(RMI_REGISTRY_PORT, liveRef.getPort());
 
@@ -119,5 +140,4 @@ public void testJmxConnection() throws Throwable {
       }
    }
 
-
 }