diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java
index 9035f55ee..02007a78b 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class GradleProjectCache extends AbstractFileToProjectCache<GradleJavaPro
 			return project.update();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			server.getDiagnosticService().diagnosticEvent(new ShowMessageException(
-					new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "Cannot load Gradle project model from folder: " + project.getLocation()), e));
+					new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "Cannot load Gradle project model from folder: " + project.getLocationUri()), e));
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectTest.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectTest.java
index 6e827abd1..df3829b1d 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectTest.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class GradleProjectTest {
 		assertTrue(project.isPresent());
 		assertTrue(project.get() instanceof GradleJavaProject);
 		GradleJavaProject gradleProject = (GradleJavaProject) project.get();
-		assertEquals(new File(GradleProjectTest.class.getResource("/test-app-1").toURI()), gradleProject.getLocation());
+		assertEquals(new File(GradleProjectTest.class.getResource("/test-app-1").toURI()), new File(gradleProject.getLocationUri()));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class GradleProjectTest {
 		assertTrue(project.isPresent());
 		assertTrue(project.get() instanceof GradleJavaProject);
 		GradleJavaProject gradleProject = (GradleJavaProject) project.get();
-		assertEquals(new File(GradleProjectTest.class.getResource("/test-app-2").toURI()), gradleProject.getLocation());
+		assertEquals(new File(GradleProjectTest.class.getResource("/test-app-2").toURI()), new File(gradleProject.getLocationUri()));
 	}
 
 }