diff --git a/spring-geode-project/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle b/spring-geode-project/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
index 9fc08bae..58d7ce3b 100644
--- a/spring-geode-project/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-project/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testRuntimeOnly "org.hsqldb:hsqldb"
 
 }
+
+test {
+	systemProperties['jenkins'] = "$jenkins"
+}