--- groovy.grailsproject/src/org/netbeans/modules/groovy/grailsproject/classpath/ProjectClassPathImplementation.java	
+++ groovy.grailsproject/src/org/netbeans/modules/groovy/grailsproject/classpath/ProjectClassPathImplementation.java	
@@ -126,10 +126,14 @@ 
 
     private List<PathResourceImplementation> getPath() {
         assert Thread.holdsLock(this);
+        BuildConfig buildConfig = ((GrailsProject) projectConfig.getProject()).getBuildConfig();
+        buildConfig.reload();
 
         List<PathResourceImplementation> result = new ArrayList<PathResourceImplementation>();
         // lib directory from project root
         addLibs(projectRoot, result);
+        List<File> compileDeps = buildConfig.getCompileDependencies();
+        addJars(compileDeps.toArray(new File[compileDeps.size()]),result,false);
 
         // FIXME move this to plugin specific support
         // http://grails.org/GWT+Plugin
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ 
         }
 
         // in-place plugins
-        List<GrailsPlugin> localPlugins = ((GrailsProject) projectConfig.getProject()).getBuildConfig().getLocalPlugins();
+        List<GrailsPlugin> localPlugins = buildConfig.getLocalPlugins();
         for (GrailsPlugin plugin : localPlugins) {
             if (plugin.getPath() != null) {
                 addLibs(plugin.getPath(), result);
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ 
 
         // project plugins
         File oldPluginsDir = pluginsDir;
-        File currentPluginsDir = ((GrailsProject) projectConfig.getProject()).getBuildConfig().getProjectPluginsDir();
+        File currentPluginsDir = buildConfig.getProjectPluginsDir();
 
         if (pluginsDir == null || !pluginsDir.equals(currentPluginsDir)) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Project plugins dir changed from {0} to {1}",
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ 
         // global plugins
         // TODO philosophical question: Is the global plugin boot or compile classpath?
         File oldGlobalPluginsDir = globalPluginsDir;
-        File currentGlobalPluginsDir = ((GrailsProject) projectConfig.getProject()).getBuildConfig().getGlobalPluginsDir();
+        File currentGlobalPluginsDir = buildConfig.getGlobalPluginsDir();
         if (globalPluginsDir == null || !globalPluginsDir.equals(currentGlobalPluginsDir)) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Project plugins dir changed from {0} to {1}",
                     new Object[] {pluginsDir, currentPluginsDir});
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ 
         // global plugins listener
         updateListener(listenerPluginsLib, oldGlobalPluginsDir, currentGlobalPluginsDir);
 
+        
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(result);
     }
 
@@ -250,6 +255,10 @@ 
 
     private static void addJars(File dir, List<PathResourceImplementation> result, boolean recurse) {
         File[] jars = dir.listFiles();
+        addJars(jars,result,recurse);
+    }
+    
+    private static void addJars(File[] jars, List<PathResourceImplementation> result, boolean recurse) {                
         if (jars != null) {
             for (File f : jars) {
                 try {