diff --git a/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Cordformation.groovy b/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Cordformation.groovy
index 5ebafd50e5..6c6c48f569 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Cordformation.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Cordformation.groovy
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.r3corda.plugins
 
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 
 /**
  * The Cordformation plugin deploys nodes to a directory in a state ready to be used by a developer for experimentation,
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
  */
 class Cordformation implements Plugin<Project> {
     void apply(Project project) {
-        
+        Configuration cordappConf = project.configurations.create("cordapp")
+        cordappConf.transitive = false
+        project.configurations.compile.extendsFrom cordappConf
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Node.groovy b/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Node.groovy
index 06bfd5ab98..dbea340072 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Node.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/main/groovy/com/r3corda/plugins/Node.groovy
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class Node {
      */
     protected List<String> advertisedServices = []
     /**
-     * Set thThe list of cordapps to install to the plugins directory.
+     * Set the list of CorDapps to install to the plugins directory. Each cordapp is a fully qualified Maven
+     * dependency name, eg: com.example:product-name:0.1
      *
      * @note Your app will be installed by default and does not need to be included here.
      */
@@ -174,9 +175,9 @@ class Node {
      */
     private void installDependencies() {
         def cordaJar = verifyAndGetCordaJar()
-        def cordappList = getCordappList()
+        def cordappDeps = getCordappList()
         def depsDir = new File(nodeDir, "dependencies")
-        def appDeps = project.configurations.runtime.filter { it != cordaJar && !cordappList.contains(it) }
+        def appDeps = project.configurations.runtime.filter { it != cordaJar && !cordappDeps.contains(it) }
         project.copy {
             from appDeps
             into depsDir
@@ -224,11 +225,9 @@ class Node {
      *
      * @return List of this node's cordapps.
      */
-    private AbstractFileCollection getCordappList() {
-        def cordaJar = verifyAndGetCordaJar()
-        return project.configurations.runtime.filter {
-            def jarName = it.name.split('-').first()
-            return (it != cordaJar) && cordapps.contains(jarName)
+    private Collection<File> getCordappList() {
+        return project.configurations.cordapp.files {
+            cordapps.contains("${it.group}:${it.name}:${it.version}")
         }
     }
 }