diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5562b9f..68777ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@
             <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+            <classifier>tests</classifier>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>