diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03a1907..7f73bbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@
             <groupId>com.sun.jersey.jersey-test-framework</groupId>
             <artifactId>jersey-test-framework-grizzly2</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>net.java.dev.jets3t</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jets3t</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
 
@@ -613,7 +617,19 @@
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
-      
+
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+        <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+        <version>4.2.5</version>
+      </dependency>
+
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+        <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+        <version>4.2.5</version>
+      </dependency>
+  
       <!-- ======================================================== -->
       <!-- HBASE -->
       <!-- ======================================================== -->
diff --git a/slider-core/pom.xml b/slider-core/pom.xml
index 6bb7c09..a36e915 100644
--- a/slider-core/pom.xml
+++ b/slider-core/pom.xml
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
@@ -320,6 +319,16 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+      <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAgentWeb.groovy b/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAgentWeb.groovy
index 717d98f..458c921 100644
--- a/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAgentWeb.groovy
+++ b/slider-core/src/test/groovy/org/apache/slider/agent/standalone/TestStandaloneAgentWeb.groovy
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     def appmaster = report.trackingUrl
 
-//    GET(appmaster)
+    GET(appmaster)
 
 //    GET(appmaster, RestPaths.SYSTEM_HEALTHCHECK)
 //    GET(appmaster, RestPaths.SYSTEM_PING)