diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTask.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTask.java
index 69b1b2bbc..83e741dc1 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTask.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTask.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 /**
- * Task to support parallelism of dependency-check analysis.
- * Analyses a single {@link Dependency} by a specific {@link Analyzer}.
+ * Task to support parallelism of dependency-check analysis. Analyses a single
+ * {@link Dependency} by a specific {@link Analyzer}.
  *
  * @author Stefan Neuhaus
  */
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class AnalysisTask implements Callable<Void> {
      * The list of exceptions that may occur during analysis.
      */
     private final List<Throwable> exceptions;
+    /**
+     * A reference to the global settings object.
+     */
+    private final Settings settings;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new analysis task.
@@ -66,12 +70,16 @@ class AnalysisTask implements Callable<Void> {
      * @param engine the dependency-check engine
      * @param exceptions exceptions that occur during analysis will be added to
      * this collection of exceptions
+     * @param settings a reference to the global settings object; this is
+     * necessary so that when the thread is started the dependencies have a
+     * correct reference to the global settings.
      */
-    AnalysisTask(Analyzer analyzer, Dependency dependency, Engine engine, List<Throwable> exceptions) {
+    AnalysisTask(Analyzer analyzer, Dependency dependency, Engine engine, List<Throwable> exceptions, Settings settings) {
         this.analyzer = analyzer;
         this.dependency = dependency;
         this.engine = engine;
         this.exceptions = exceptions;
+        this.settings = settings;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -82,24 +90,27 @@ class AnalysisTask implements Callable<Void> {
      */
     @Override
     public Void call() {
-        Settings.initialize();
+        try {
+            Settings.setInstance(settings);
 
-        if (shouldAnalyze()) {
-            LOGGER.debug("Begin Analysis of '{}' ({})", dependency.getActualFilePath(), analyzer.getName());
-            try {
-                analyzer.analyze(dependency, engine);
-            } catch (AnalysisException ex) {
-                LOGGER.warn("An error occurred while analyzing '{}' ({}).", dependency.getActualFilePath(), analyzer.getName());
-                LOGGER.debug("", ex);
-                exceptions.add(ex);
-            } catch (Throwable ex) {
-                LOGGER.warn("An unexpected error occurred during analysis of '{}' ({}): {}",
-                        dependency.getActualFilePath(), analyzer.getName(), ex.getMessage());
-                LOGGER.debug("", ex);
-                exceptions.add(ex);
+            if (shouldAnalyze()) {
+                LOGGER.debug("Begin Analysis of '{}' ({})", dependency.getActualFilePath(), analyzer.getName());
+                try {
+                    analyzer.analyze(dependency, engine);
+                } catch (AnalysisException ex) {
+                    LOGGER.warn("An error occurred while analyzing '{}' ({}).", dependency.getActualFilePath(), analyzer.getName());
+                    LOGGER.debug("", ex);
+                    exceptions.add(ex);
+                } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                    LOGGER.warn("An unexpected error occurred during analysis of '{}' ({}): {}",
+                            dependency.getActualFilePath(), analyzer.getName(), ex.getMessage());
+                    LOGGER.debug("", ex);
+                    exceptions.add(ex);
+                }
             }
+        } finally {
+            Settings.cleanup(false);
         }
-
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
index 796345b31..240bdd7ca 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ public class Engine implements FileFilter {
         final List<AnalysisTask> result = new ArrayList<AnalysisTask>();
         synchronized (dependencies) {
             for (final Dependency dependency : dependencies) {
-                final AnalysisTask task = new AnalysisTask(analyzer, dependency, this, exceptions);
+                final AnalysisTask task = new AnalysisTask(analyzer, dependency, this, exceptions, Settings.getInstance());
                 result.add(task);
             }
         }
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTaskTest.java b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTaskTest.java
index 03a1520be..5bf0631a3 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTaskTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AnalysisTaskTest.java
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import java.io.File;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings;
 
-public class AnalysisTaskTest {
+public class AnalysisTaskTest extends BaseTest {
 
     @Mocked
     FileTypeAnalyzer fileTypeAnalyzer;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ public class AnalysisTaskTest {
 
     @Test
     public void shouldAnalyzeReturnsTrueForNonFileTypeAnalyzers() {
-        AnalysisTask instance = new AnalysisTask(new HintAnalyzer(), null, null, null);
+        AnalysisTask instance = new AnalysisTask(new HintAnalyzer(), null, null, null, null);
         boolean shouldAnalyze = instance.shouldAnalyze();
         assertTrue(shouldAnalyze);
     }
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public class AnalysisTaskTest {
             result = true;
         }};
 
-        AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, null, null);
+        AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, null, null, Settings.getInstance());
 
         boolean shouldAnalyze = analysisTask.shouldAnalyze();
         assertTrue(shouldAnalyze);
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class AnalysisTaskTest {
             result = false;
         }};
 
-        AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, null, null);
+        AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, null, null, Settings.getInstance());
 
         boolean shouldAnalyze = analysisTask.shouldAnalyze();
         assertFalse(shouldAnalyze);
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public class AnalysisTaskTest {
 
     @Test
     public void taskAnalyzes() throws Exception {
-        final AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, engine, null);
+        final AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, engine, null, Settings.getInstance());
         new Expectations(analysisTask) {{
             analysisTask.shouldAnalyze();
             result = true;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public class AnalysisTaskTest {
 
     @Test
     public void taskDoesNothingIfItShouldNotAnalyze() throws Exception {
-        final AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, engine, null);
+        final AnalysisTask analysisTask = new AnalysisTask(fileTypeAnalyzer, dependency, engine, null, Settings.getInstance());
         new Expectations(analysisTask) {{
             analysisTask.shouldAnalyze();
             result = false;