diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java
index e6a0579c8..4b9172d16 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ public class DependencyCheckTask extends Task {
 
         Engine engine = null;
         try {
-            engine = new Engine();
+            engine = new Engine(DependencyCheckTask.class.getClassLoader());
 
             for (Resource resource : path) {
                 final FileProvider provider = resource.as(FileProvider.class);