diff --git a/auth/build.gradle b/auth/build.gradle
index e1d4e0ec26..22a3fe36a1 100644
--- a/auth/build.gradle
+++ b/auth/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+plugins {
+    id "be.insaneprogramming.gradle.animalsniffer" version "1.4.0"
+}
+
 description = "Stubby: Auth"
 dependencies {
     compile project(':stubby-core'),
             libraries.oauth_client,
             libraries.javaee_api
 }
+
+// Configure the animal sniffer plugin
+animalsniffer {
+    signature = "org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:+@signature"
+}
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bc0b7d1755..32c4e211e7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ subprojects {
         mavenLocal()
     }
 
+    compileJava {
+        options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:unchecked" << "-Xlint:deprecation"
+    }
+
     // External dependency management
     ext.libraries = [
         protobuf: 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:2.6.1',
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 870c3222ec..46948c8dad 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
+plugins {
+    id "be.insaneprogramming.gradle.animalsniffer" version "1.4.0"
+}
+
 description = 'Stubby: Core'
+
 dependencies {
     compile libraries.protobuf,
             libraries.guava,
             libraries.jsr305
 }
+
+// Configure the animal sniffer plugin
+animalsniffer {
+    signature = "org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:+@signature"
+}
diff --git a/integration-testing/build.gradle b/integration-testing/build.gradle
index 689d5f5003..51d916a8c5 100644
--- a/integration-testing/build.gradle
+++ b/integration-testing/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: 'protobuf'
+apply plugin:'application'
 
 description = "Stubby: Integration Testing"
 
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+configurations {
+  alpnboot
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compile project(':stubby-core'),
             project(':stubby-netty'),
@@ -20,6 +25,29 @@ dependencies {
             project(':stubby-testing'),
             libraries.junit,
             libraries.mockito
+
+    // Determine the correct version of Jetty ALPN boot to use based
+    // on the Java version.
+    def alpnboot_prefix = 'org.mortbay.jetty.alpn:alpn-boot:'
+    def alpnboot_version = '8.1.2.v20141202'
+    if (JavaVersion.current().ordinal() < JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8.ordinal()) {
+      alpnboot_version = '7.1.2.v20141202'
+    }
+
+    alpnboot alpnboot_prefix + alpnboot_version
+}
+
+// Allow execution of test client and server.
+task execute(dependsOn: classes, type:JavaExec) {
+    main = project.hasProperty('mainClass') ? project.mainClass : ''
+    classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
+    jvmArgs = ["-Xbootclasspath/p:" + configurations.alpnboot.asPath]
+    workingDir = project.rootDir
+
+    // If appArgs were provided, set the program arguments.
+    if (project.hasProperty("appArgs")) {  
+        args = Eval.me(appArgs)  
+    } 
 }
 
 // Allow intellij projects to refer to generated-sources
@@ -28,7 +56,9 @@ idea {
         // The whole build dir is excluded by default, but we need build/generated-sources,
         // which contains the generated proto classes.
         excludeDirs = [file('.gradle')]
-        excludeDirs += files(file("$buildDir/").listFiles())
-        excludeDirs -= file("$buildDir/generated-sources")
+        if (buildDir.exists()) {
+          excludeDirs += files(buildDir.listFiles())
+          excludeDirs -= file("$buildDir/generated-sources")
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/okhttp/build.gradle b/okhttp/build.gradle
index ed290e1c73..29be36ee4b 100644
--- a/okhttp/build.gradle
+++ b/okhttp/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+plugins {
+    id "be.insaneprogramming.gradle.animalsniffer" version "1.4.0"
+}
+
 description = "Stubby: OkHttp"
 dependencies {
     compile project(':stubby-core'),
             libraries.okio,
             libraries.okhttp
 }
+
+// Configure the animal sniffer plugin
+animalsniffer {
+    signature = "org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:+@signature"
+}
diff --git a/run-test-client.sh b/run-test-client.sh
index b126dcad20..c897d5e88b 100755
--- a/run-test-client.sh
+++ b/run-test-client.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 TARGET='Test Service Client'
 TARGET_CLASS='com.google.net.stubby.testing.integration.TestServiceClient'
-TARGET_ARGS="$@"
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-mvn -q -nsu -pl integration-testing -am package -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -DskipTests
-. integration-testing/target/bootclasspath.properties
+TARGET_ARGS=''
+for i in "$@"; do 
+    TARGET_ARGS="$TARGET_ARGS, '$i'"
+done
+TARGET_ARGS="${TARGET_ARGS:2}"
+
 echo "[INFO] Running: $TARGET ($TARGET_CLASS $TARGET_ARGS)"
-exec java "$bootclasspath" -cp "$jar" "$TARGET_CLASS" $TARGET_ARGS
+gradle -PmainClass="$TARGET_CLASS" -PappArgs="[$TARGET_ARGS]" :stubby-integration-testing:execute
diff --git a/run-test-server.sh b/run-test-server.sh
index 325c1d5771..b84bd3f335 100755
--- a/run-test-server.sh
+++ b/run-test-server.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 TARGET='Test Service Server'
 TARGET_CLASS='com.google.net.stubby.testing.integration.TestServiceServer'
-TARGET_ARGS="$@"
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-mvn -q -nsu -pl integration-testing -am package -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -DskipTests
-. integration-testing/target/bootclasspath.properties
+TARGET_ARGS=''
+for i in "$@"; do 
+    TARGET_ARGS="$TARGET_ARGS, '$i'"
+done
+TARGET_ARGS="${TARGET_ARGS:2}"
+
 echo "[INFO] Running: $TARGET ($TARGET_CLASS $TARGET_ARGS)"
-exec java "$bootclasspath" -cp "$jar" "$TARGET_CLASS" $TARGET_ARGS
+gradle -PmainClass="$TARGET_CLASS" -PappArgs="[$TARGET_ARGS]" :stubby-integration-testing:execute
diff --git a/stub/build.gradle b/stub/build.gradle
index 6d3af66eb8..f7e6a5bdc3 100644
--- a/stub/build.gradle
+++ b/stub/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
+plugins {
+    id "be.insaneprogramming.gradle.animalsniffer" version "1.4.0"
+}
+
 description = "Stubby: Stub"
 dependencies {
     compile project(':stubby-core')
 }
+
+// Configure the animal sniffer plugin
+animalsniffer {
+    signature = "org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:+@signature"
+}
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