diff --git a/spine-libgdx/build.gradle b/spine-libgdx/build.gradle
index 502ddac24..ceb4e183b 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/build.gradle
+++ b/spine-libgdx/build.gradle
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ configure(subprojects - project("spine-libgdx")) {
 }
 
 project("spine-libgdx-tests") {
-	task runHeadlessTest(type: JavaExec) {
-		main = 'com.esotericsoftware.spine.HeadlessTest'
-		classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
-		workingDir = rootProject.projectDir
-		if (project.hasProperty('args')) {
-			args project.getProperty('args').split(' ')
+	task fatJar(type: Jar) {
+		manifest {
+			attributes 'Main-Class': 'com.esotericsoftware.spine.HeadlessTest'
 		}
+		archiveBaseName = 'spine-headless-test'
+		from { configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
+		with jar
+		duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE
 	}
 }