diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy
index 1f2d2bca..09343d1f 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ abstract class GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer extends AbstractLintPluginTaskConf
                 group = LINT_GROUP
                 listeners.set(lintExt.listeners)
                 projectRootDir.set(project.rootDir)
+                notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Gradle Lint Plugin is not compatible with configuration cache because ir requires project model")
             }
 
             def manualLintTask = project.tasks.register(LINT_GRADLE, LintGradleTask)
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ abstract class GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer extends AbstractLintPluginTaskConf
                 group = LINT_GROUP
                 failOnWarning.set(true)
                 projectRootDir.set(project.rootDir)
+                notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Gradle Lint Plugin is not compatible with configuration cache because ir requires project model")
             }
 
 
@@ -35,17 +37,20 @@ abstract class GradleLintPluginTaskConfigurer extends AbstractLintPluginTaskConf
                 group = LINT_GROUP
                 onlyCriticalRules.set(true)
                 projectRootDir.set(project.rootDir)
+                notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Gradle Lint Plugin is not compatible with configuration cache because ir requires project model")
             }
 
 
             def fixTask = project.tasks.register(FIX_GRADLE_LINT, FixGradleLintTask)
             fixTask.configure {
                 userDefinedListeners.set(lintExt.listeners)
+                notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Gradle Lint Plugin is not compatible with configuration cache because ir requires project model")
             }
 
             def fixTask2 = project.tasks.register(FIX_LINT_GRADLE, FixGradleLintTask)
             fixTask2.configure {
                 userDefinedListeners.set(lintExt.listeners)
+                notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Gradle Lint Plugin is not compatible with configuration cache because ir requires project model")
             }
 
             List<TaskProvider> lintTasks = [fixTask, fixTask2, manualLintTask]
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleSevenOneAndHigherLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleSevenOneAndHigherLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy
index defc91df..c268b6c2 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleSevenOneAndHigherLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleSevenOneAndHigherLintPluginTaskConfigurer.groovy
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class GradleSevenOneAndHigherLintPluginTaskConfigurer extends GradleSevenZeroLin
             @Override
             void execute(GradleLintReportTask gradleLintReportTask) {
                 gradleLintReportTask.reportOnlyFixableViolations = getReportOnlyFixableViolations(project, extension)
+                gradleLintReportTask.notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Gradle Lint Plugin is not compatible with configuration cache because ir requires project model")
+
                 gradleLintReportTask.reports.all { report ->
                     def fileSuffix = report.name == 'text' ? 'txt' : report.name
                     report.conventionMapping.with {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec.groovy
index 3627ab14..5913a897 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec.groovy
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import nebula.test.IntegrationTestKitSpec
 abstract class BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec extends IntegrationTestKitSpec {
     def setup() {
         // Enable configuration cache :)
-        //new File(projectDir, 'gradle.properties') << '''org.gradle.configuration-cache=true'''.stripIndent()
+        new File(projectDir, 'gradle.properties') << '''org.gradle.configuration-cache=true'''.stripIndent()
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginSpec.groovy
index ba0478c8..418e2966 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/plugin/GradleLintPluginSpec.groovy
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ import spock.lang.Issue
 import spock.lang.Unroll
 
 class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
-    def setup() {
-        debug = true
-    }
 
     def 'run multiple rules on a single module project'() {
         when:
@@ -33,7 +30,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 id 'nebula.lint'
                 id 'java'
             }
-
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses', 'dependency-tuple']
 
             dependencies {
@@ -64,6 +63,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 id 'java'
             }
 
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses', 'dependency-tuple']
             
             dependencies {
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
             subprojects {
                 apply plugin: 'java'
                 apply plugin: 'nebula.lint'
+                repositories {
+                    mavenCentral()
+                }                
             }
 
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses', 'dependency-tuple']
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
 
         addSubproject('sub', """
             dependencies {
-                implementation('a:a:1')
+                implementation('com.google.guava:guava:19.0')
             }
         """)
 
@@ -286,6 +291,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
 
             subprojects {
                 apply plugin: 'java'
+                repositories {
+                    mavenCentral()
+                }
                 dependencies {
                     implementation('com.google.guava:guava:18.0')
                 }
@@ -373,6 +381,10 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
 
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses', 'dependency-tuple']
 
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
+            
             dependencies {
                 implementation('com.google.guava:guava:18.0')
             }
@@ -389,6 +401,10 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
 
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses', 'dependency-tuple']
 
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
+            
             dependencies {
                 implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0'
             }
@@ -413,6 +429,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
 
             subprojects {
                 apply plugin: 'java'
+                repositories {
+                    mavenCentral()
+                }
                 dependencies {
                     implementation('com.google.guava:guava:18.0')
                 }
@@ -454,9 +473,11 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
         addSubproject('sub', """
             apply plugin: 'java'
             apply plugin: 'nebula.lint'
-            
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
-                implementation('a:a:1')
+                implementation('com.google.guava:guava:19.0')
             }
         """)
 
@@ -573,6 +594,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 id 'java'
             }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses']
+            repositories {
+                    mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
                 implementation('commons-logging:commons-logging:latest.release')
             }
@@ -599,6 +623,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 rules = ['dependency-parentheses']
                 alwaysRun = false
             }
+            repositories {
+                    mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
                 implementation('commons-logging:commons-logging:latest.release')
             }
@@ -674,6 +701,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 id 'java'
             }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses']
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
                 implementation('commons-logging:commons-logging:latest.release')
             }
@@ -698,6 +728,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 id 'java'
             }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses']
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
                 implementation('commons-logging:commons-logging:latest.release')
             }
@@ -717,12 +750,16 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
     @Unroll
     def 'lint task does not run for task #taskName'() {
         when:
+        disableConfigurationCache() // component and model report are not config cache compatible anyway
         buildFile << """
             plugins {
                 id 'nebula.lint'
                 id 'java'
             }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses']
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
                 implementation('commons-logging:commons-logging:latest.release')
             }
@@ -754,6 +791,9 @@ class GradleLintPluginSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
                 id 'java'
             }
             gradleLint.rules = ['dependency-parentheses']
+            repositories {
+                mavenCentral()
+            }
             dependencies {
                 implementation('commons-logging:commons-logging:latest.release')
             }            
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/DependencyServiceSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/DependencyServiceSpec.groovy
index 1775b47e..b0a038e1 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/DependencyServiceSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/DependencyServiceSpec.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class DependencyServiceSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
             apply plugin: 'java'
             repositories { mavenCentral() }
         }
+        disableConfigurationCache()
     }
 
     def 'check if configuration is resolved'() {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/FindMethodReferencesSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/FindMethodReferencesSpec.groovy
index f1ffe437..57eab89b 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/FindMethodReferencesSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/dependency/FindMethodReferencesSpec.groovy
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import spock.lang.Subject
 @Subject(DependencyService)
 class FindMethodReferencesSpec extends BaseIntegrationTestKitSpec {
 
+    def setup(){
+        disableConfigurationCache()
+    }
+
     def 'find method references no exclusion'() {
         buildFile.text = """\
             import com.netflix.nebula.lint.rule.dependency.*