diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager.kt
index 236340c4..4f005fe0 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager.kt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class DependencyManager @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors, val
 
             project.dependsOn.forEach { p ->
                 maybeAddClassDir(KFiles.joinDir(p.directory, p.classesDir(context)))
-                maybeAddClassDir(KFiles.makeOutputTestDir(project).path)
+                if (scopeFilters.contains(Scope.TEST)) maybeAddClassDir(KFiles.makeOutputTestDir(project).path)
                 val otherDependencies = calculateDependencies(p, context, scopeFilters)
                 result.addAll(otherDependencies)