diff --git a/drivers/java/driver_test.go b/drivers/java/driver_test.go
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+++ b/drivers/java/driver_test.go
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+package java
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl2/hcl"
+	ctestutil "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/testutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/uuid"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/shared"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/shared/hclspec"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func javaCompatible(t *testing.T) {
+	ctestutil.JavaCompatible(t)
+
+	_, _, _, err := javaVersionInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("java not found; skipping: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDriver_Fingerprint(t *testing.T) {
+	javaCompatible(t)
+	if !testutil.IsTravis() {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
+
+	d := NewDriver(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	harness := drivers.NewDriverHarness(t, d)
+
+	fpCh, err := harness.Fingerprint(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case fp := <-fpCh:
+		require.Equal(t, drivers.HealthStateHealthy, fp.Health)
+		require.Equal(t, "1", fp.Attributes["driver.java"])
+	case <-time.After(time.Duration(testutil.TestMultiplier()*5) * time.Second):
+		require.Fail(t, "timeout receiving fingerprint")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDriver_Jar_Start_Wait(t *testing.T) {
+	javaCompatible(t)
+	if !testutil.IsTravis() {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
+
+	require := require.New(t)
+	d := NewDriver(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	harness := drivers.NewDriverHarness(t, d)
+
+	task := basicTask(t, "demo-app", map[string]interface{}{
+		"jar_path":    "demoapp.jar",
+		"args":        []string{"1"},
+		"jvm_options": []string{"-Xmx64m", "-Xms32m"},
+	})
+
+	cleanup := harness.MkAllocDir(task, true)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	copyFile("./test-resources/java/demoapp.jar", filepath.Join(task.TaskDir().Dir, "demoapp.jar"), t)
+
+	handle, _, err := harness.StartTask(task)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	ch, err := harness.WaitTask(context.Background(), handle.Config.ID)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	result := <-ch
+	require.Nil(result.Err)
+
+	require.Zero(result.ExitCode)
+
+	// Get the stdout of the process and assert that it's not empty
+	stdout, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(task.TaskDir().LogDir, "demo-app.stdout.0"))
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Contains(string(stdout), "Hello")
+
+	require.NoError(harness.DestroyTask(task.ID, true))
+}
+
+func TestDriver_Jar_Stop_Wait(t *testing.T) {
+	javaCompatible(t)
+	if !testutil.IsTravis() {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
+
+	require := require.New(t)
+	d := NewDriver(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	harness := drivers.NewDriverHarness(t, d)
+
+	task := basicTask(t, "demo-app", map[string]interface{}{
+		"jar_path":    "demoapp.jar",
+		"args":        "20",
+		"jvm_options": []string{"-Xmx64m", "-Xms32m"},
+	})
+
+	cleanup := harness.MkAllocDir(task, true)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	copyFile("./test-resources/java/demoapp.jar", filepath.Join(task.TaskDir().Dir, "demoapp.jar"), t)
+
+	handle, _, err := harness.StartTask(task)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	ch, err := harness.WaitTask(context.Background(), handle.Config.ID)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		result := <-ch
+		require.Equal(2, result.Signal)
+	}()
+
+	require.NoError(harness.WaitUntilStarted(task.ID, 1*time.Second))
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		err := harness.StopTask(task.ID, 2*time.Second, "SIGINT")
+		require.NoError(err)
+	}()
+
+	waitCh := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(waitCh)
+		wg.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-waitCh:
+		status, err := harness.InspectTask(task.ID)
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Equal(drivers.TaskStateExited, status.State)
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		require.Fail("timeout waiting for task to shutdown")
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(harness.DestroyTask(task.ID, true))
+}
+
+func TestDriver_Class_Start_Wait(t *testing.T) {
+	javaCompatible(t)
+	if !testutil.IsTravis() {
+		t.Parallel()
+	}
+
+	require := require.New(t)
+	d := NewDriver(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	harness := drivers.NewDriverHarness(t, d)
+
+	task := basicTask(t, "demo-app", map[string]interface{}{
+		"class_path": "${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}",
+		"class":      "Hello",
+		"args":       []string{"1"},
+	})
+
+	cleanup := harness.MkAllocDir(task, true)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	copyFile("./test-resources/Hello.class", filepath.Join(task.TaskDir().Dir, "Hello.class"), t)
+
+	handle, _, err := harness.StartTask(task)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	ch, err := harness.WaitTask(context.Background(), handle.Config.ID)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	result := <-ch
+	require.Nil(result.Err)
+
+	require.Zero(result.ExitCode)
+
+	// Get the stdout of the process and assert that it's not empty
+	stdout, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(task.TaskDir().LogDir, "demo-app.stdout.0"))
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Contains(string(stdout), "Hello")
+
+	require.NoError(harness.DestroyTask(task.ID, true))
+}
+
+func TestJavaCmdArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		cfg      TaskConfig
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"jar_path_full",
+			TaskConfig{
+				JvmOpts: []string{"-Xmx512m", "-Xms128m"},
+				JarPath: "/jar-path.jar",
+				Args:    []string{"hello", "world"},
+			},
+			[]string{"-Xmx512m", "-Xms128m", "-jar", "/jar-path.jar", "hello", "world"},
+		},
+		{
+			"class_full",
+			TaskConfig{
+				JvmOpts:   []string{"-Xmx512m", "-Xms128m"},
+				Class:     "ClassName",
+				ClassPath: "/classpath",
+				Args:      []string{"hello", "world"},
+			},
+			[]string{"-Xmx512m", "-Xms128m", "-cp", "/classpath", "ClassName", "hello", "world"},
+		},
+		{
+			"jar_path_slim",
+			TaskConfig{
+				JarPath: "/jar-path.jar",
+			},
+			[]string{"-jar", "/jar-path.jar"},
+		},
+		{
+			"class_slim",
+			TaskConfig{
+				Class: "ClassName",
+			},
+			[]string{"ClassName"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			found := javaCmdArgs(c.cfg)
+			require.Equal(t, c.expected, found)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func basicTask(t *testing.T, name string, taskConfig map[string]interface{}) *drivers.TaskConfig {
+	task := &drivers.TaskConfig{
+		ID:   uuid.Generate(),
+		Name: name,
+		Resources: &drivers.Resources{
+			NomadResources: &structs.Resources{
+				MemoryMB: 128,
+				CPU:      100,
+			},
+			LinuxResources: &drivers.LinuxResources{
+				MemoryLimitBytes: 134217728,
+				CPUShares:        100,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	encodeDriverHelper(t, task, taskConfig)
+	return task
+}
+
+func encodeDriverHelper(t *testing.T, task *drivers.TaskConfig, taskConfig map[string]interface{}) {
+	evalCtx := &hcl.EvalContext{
+		Functions: shared.GetStdlibFuncs(),
+	}
+	spec, diag := hclspec.Convert(taskConfigSpec)
+	require.False(t, diag.HasErrors())
+	taskConfigCtyVal, diag := shared.ParseHclInterface(taskConfig, spec, evalCtx)
+	if diag.HasErrors() {
+		fmt.Println("conversion error", diag.Error())
+	}
+	require.False(t, diag.HasErrors())
+	err := task.EncodeDriverConfig(taskConfigCtyVal)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+}
+
+// copyFile moves an existing file to the destination
+func copyFile(src, dst string, t *testing.T) {
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("copying %v -> %v failed: %v", src, dst, err)
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+	out, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("copying %v -> %v failed: %v", src, dst, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := out.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("copying %v -> %v failed: %v", src, dst, err)
+		}
+	}()
+	if _, err = io.Copy(out, in); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("copying %v -> %v failed: %v", src, dst, err)
+	}
+	if err := out.Sync(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("copying %v -> %v failed: %v", src, dst, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/java/test-resources/Hello.class b/drivers/java/test-resources/Hello.class
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diff --git a/drivers/java/test-resources/Hello.java b/drivers/java/test-resources/Hello.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43ead64d5
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+++ b/drivers/java/test-resources/Hello.java
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+public class Hello {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("Hello");
+        int seconds = 5;
+        if (args.length != 0) {
+            seconds = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
+        }
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(1000*seconds); //1000 milliseconds is one second.
+        } catch(InterruptedException ex) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/java/test-resources/demoapp.jar b/drivers/java/test-resources/demoapp.jar
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