diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7675c08fb0..09b9f49543 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ dependencies {
     zipArchive group: 'org.opensearch.plugin', name:'opensearch-ml-plugin', version: "${opensearch_build}"
     secureIntegTestPluginArchive group: 'org.opensearch.plugin', name:'opensearch-security', version: "${opensearch_build}"
     compileOnly fileTree(dir: knnJarDirectory, include: ["opensearch-knn-${opensearch_build}.jar", "remote-index-build-client-${opensearch_build}.jar"])
-    compileOnly group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version:'32.1.3-jre'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version:'32.1.3-jre'
     compileOnly group: 'commons-lang', name: 'commons-lang', version: '2.6'
     api group: 'org.opensearch', name:'opensearch-ml-client', version: "${opensearch_build}"
     testFixturesImplementation "org.opensearch.test:framework:${opensearch_version}"
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${versions.jackson_databind}")
     testFixturesImplementation "org.opensearch:common-utils:${version}"
     testFixturesImplementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.14.0'
-    testFixturesCompileOnly group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version:'32.1.3-jre'
+    testFixturesImplementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version:'32.1.3-jre'
     testFixturesImplementation fileTree(dir: knnJarDirectory, include: ["opensearch-knn-${opensearch_build}.jar", "remote-index-build-client-${opensearch_build}.jar"])
     testImplementation fileTree(dir: knnJarDirectory, include: ["opensearch-knn-${opensearch_build}.jar", "remote-index-build-client-${opensearch_build}.jar"])
     testImplementation "org.opensearch.plugin:parent-join-client:${opensearch_version}"