diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index b1e7172..6482729 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
           <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.onlab.onos</groupId>
+          <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
+          <classifier>tests</classifier>
+          <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>