diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JavaTestGenerator.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JavaTestGenerator.groovy
index b0518a4dc0..00f226153f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JavaTestGenerator.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JavaTestGenerator.groovy
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class JavaTestGenerator implements SingleTestGenerator {
 						clazz.addImport("${restAssuredPackage}.response.Response")
 					}
 					clazz.addImport('org.junit.Test')
-					clazz.addStaticImport('org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.assertion.SpringCloudContractAssertions.assertThat')
 				}
+				clazz.addStaticImport('org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.assertion.SpringCloudContractAssertions.assertThat')
 				if (configProperties.ruleClassForTests) {
 					clazz.addImport('org.junit.Rule').addRule(configProperties.ruleClassForTests)
 				}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy
index a93bbe6cc6..4100e789b6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SingleTestGeneratorSpec.groovy
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@ class SingleTestGeneratorSpec extends Specification {
 	private static final List<String> spockClassStrings = ['import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext', 'import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath',
 											'import spock.lang.Ignore', 'import spock.lang.Specification', 'import spock.lang.Stepwise',
 											'import static com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert.JsonAssertion.assertThatJson', 'import static com.jayway.restassured.module.mockmvc.RestAssuredMockMvc.*',
-											'@Stepwise', '@Ignore']
+											'@Stepwise', '@Ignore', 'org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.assertion.SpringCloudContractAssertions.assertThat']
 
 	private static final List<String> spockClassRestAssured3Strings = ['import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext', 'import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath',
 											'import spock.lang.Ignore', 'import spock.lang.Specification', 'import spock.lang.Stepwise',
 											'import static com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert.JsonAssertion.assertThatJson', 'import static io.restassured.module.mockmvc.RestAssuredMockMvc.*',
-											'@Stepwise', '@Ignore']
+											'@Stepwise', '@Ignore', 'org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.assertion.SpringCloudContractAssertions.assertThat']
 
 	private static final List<String> explicitSpockClassStrings = ['import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext', 'import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath',
 													'import spock.lang.Ignore', 'import spock.lang.Specification', 'import spock.lang.Stepwise',
 													'import static com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert.JsonAssertion.assertThatJson', 'import static com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured.*',
-													'@Stepwise', '@Ignore']
+													'@Stepwise', '@Ignore', 'org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.assertion.SpringCloudContractAssertions.assertThat']
 
 	private static final List<String> explicitSpockRestAssured3ClassStrings = ['import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext', 'import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath',
 													'import spock.lang.Ignore', 'import spock.lang.Specification', 'import spock.lang.Stepwise',
 													'import static com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert.JsonAssertion.assertThatJson', 'import static io.restassured.RestAssured.*',
-													'@Stepwise', '@Ignore']
+													'@Stepwise', '@Ignore', 'org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.assertion.SpringCloudContractAssertions.assertThat']
 
 	public static final Closure JAVA_ASSERTER = { String classToTest ->
 		String name = Math.abs(new Random().nextInt())