diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 26da3f336..09b9cc4b1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ repositories {
 
 configurations {
     zipArchive
+    secureIntegTestPluginArchive
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // ZipArchive dependencies used for integration tests
     zipArchive group: 'org.opensearch.plugin', name:'opensearch-ml-plugin', version: "${opensearch_build}"
-    zipArchive group: 'org.opensearch.plugin', name:'opensearch-security', version: "${opensearch_build}"
+    secureIntegTestPluginArchive group: 'org.opensearch.plugin', name:'opensearch-security', version: "${opensearch_build}"
 
     configurations.all {
         resolutionStrategy {
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ ext{
     configureSecurityPlugin = { OpenSearchCluster cluster ->
 
         // Retrieve Security Plugin Zip from zipArchive
-        configurations.zipArchive.asFileTree.each {
+        configurations.secureIntegTestPluginArchive.asFileTree.each {
             if(it.name.contains("opensearch-security")) {
                 cluster.plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>(){
                         @Override