diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7007831..6f8984f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@
         mavenCentral()
     }
     test {
+    	// we need to set the system properties for the jvm executing the tests explicitly
+    	// so we copy system properties relevant for proxying external requests
+    	// see Bug 501842 
     	System.properties.each { k,v ->
     		if(k.startsWith('http.') || k.startsWith('https.') || k.startsWith('ftp')) {    		
     			systemProperty k,v
     		}
     	}
-    	println allJvmArgs
     }
     jar {
         from "$rootDir/build-bundlor/resources/about/notice.html"