diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java
index 3e8f3c045..f95c7ec17 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/ApplicationRunner.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * {@link #run(String...)} it, cleaning up with a call to {@link #close()}.
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  */
 public class ApplicationRunner {
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public class ApplicationRunner {
 		try {
 			ClassUtils.overrideThreadContextClassLoader(this.classLoader);
 			Class<?> cls = this.classLoader.loadClass(ContextRunner.class.getName());
-			this.app = new StandardEvaluationContext(cls.newInstance());
+			this.app = new StandardEvaluationContext(cls.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance());
 			this.app.setTypeLocator(new StandardTypeLocator(this.classLoader));
 			runContext(this.source, defaultProperties(UUID.randomUUID().toString()),
 					args);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfiguration.java
index 6c30a9d05..209f47ac1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfiguration.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Eric Bottard
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  */
 @Configuration
 class FunctionCreatorConfiguration {
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ class FunctionCreatorConfiguration {
 		protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve)
 				throws ClassNotFoundException {
 			try {
-				if (name.startsWith("javax.annotation") && JavaVersion.getJavaVersion().isEqualOrNewerThan(JavaVersion.NINE)) {
+				if (name.startsWith("javax.") && JavaVersion.getJavaVersion().isEqualOrNewerThan(JavaVersion.NINE)) {
 					return getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(name);
 				}
 				return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfigurationTests.java
index c95745475..99f81ecfc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/deployer/FunctionCreatorConfigurationTests.java
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.function.deployer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
-import org.junit.Assume;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.system.JavaVersion;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.rule.OutputCapture;
 import org.springframework.cloud.function.context.FunctionCatalog;