diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/GenericRunner.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/GenericRunner.kt
index 37abea8a..09819ed2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/GenericRunner.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/GenericRunner.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ abstract class GenericTestRunner(open val project: Project, open val classpath:
                 // Only keep classes with a parameterless constructor
                 val urls = arrayOf(File(path).toURI().toURL()) +
                         classpath.map { it.jarFile.get().toURI().toURL() }
-                val classLoader = URLClassLoader(urls)
-                classLoader.loadClass(it).getConstructor()
+                URLClassLoader(urls).loadClass(it).getConstructor()
                 true
             } catch(ex: Exception) {
                 log(2, "Skipping non test class $it: ${ex.message}")