diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cc5e19e3..c1dd63c8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ compileTestGroovy {
 }
 
 def libertyAntVersion = "1.9.16"
-def libertyCommonVersion = "1.8.35"
+def libertyCommonVersion = "1.8.36-SNAPSHOT"
 
 dependencies {
     implementation gradleApi()
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractServerTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractServerTask.groovy
index aa22c6d2..41a1926b 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractServerTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractServerTask.groovy
@@ -505,10 +505,9 @@ abstract class AbstractServerTask extends AbstractLibertyTask {
         configureMultipleAppsConfigDropins(serverNode)
     }
 
-    protected ServerConfigDocument getServerConfigDocument(CommonLogger log, File serverXML, File configDir, File bootstrapFile,
-            Map<String, String> bootstrapProp, File serverEnvFile, boolean giveConfigDirPrecedence, Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles) throws IOException {
-        if (scd == null || !scd.getServerXML().getCanonicalPath().equals(serverXML.getCanonicalPath())) {
-            scd = new ServerConfigDocument(log, serverXML, configDir, bootstrapFile, bootstrapProp, serverEnvFile, giveConfigDirPrecedence, libertyDirPropertyFiles)
+    protected ServerConfigDocument getServerConfigDocument(CommonLogger log, File serverXML, Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles) throws IOException {
+        if (scd == null || !scd.getOriginalServerXMLFile().getCanonicalPath().equals(serverXML.getCanonicalPath())) {
+            scd = new ServerConfigDocument(log, serverXML, libertyDirPropertyFiles)
         }
 
         return scd
@@ -520,8 +519,7 @@ abstract class AbstractServerTask extends AbstractLibertyTask {
         if (serverConfigFile != null && serverConfigFile.exists()) {
             try {
                 Map<String,String> props = combinedBootstrapProperties == null ? convertPropertiesToMap(server.bootstrapProperties) : combinedBootstrapProperties;
-                getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverConfigFile, server.configDirectory, server.bootstrapPropertiesFile, props, server.serverEnvFile, 
-                                                                            false, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null));
+                getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverConfigFile, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null));
                 if (scd != null && isLocationFound( scd.getLocations(), fileName)) {
                     logger.debug("Application configuration is found in server.xml : " + fileName)
                     configured = true
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy
index 92313838..cc9141b3 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy
@@ -682,8 +682,7 @@ class DeployTask extends AbstractServerTask {
                 File serverXML = new File(getServerDir(project).getCanonicalPath(), "server.xml")
 
                 try {
-                    scd = getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverXML, server.configDirectory,
-                            server.bootstrapPropertiesFile, combinedBootstrapProperties, server.serverEnvFile, false, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null))
+                    scd = getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverXML, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null))
 
                     //appName will be set to a name derived from appFile if no name can be found.
                     appName = scd.findNameForLocation(appFile)
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/StartTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/StartTask.groovy
index 244d24b3..d952daeb 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/StartTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/StartTask.groovy
@@ -15,16 +15,11 @@
  */
 package io.openliberty.tools.gradle.tasks
 
-import org.gradle.api.GradleException
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
-import org.gradle.api.Task
-import org.gradle.api.logging.LogLevel
 import io.openliberty.tools.ant.ServerTask
-import io.openliberty.tools.gradle.utils.*
-import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.config.ServerConfigDocument
 import io.openliberty.tools.gradle.utils.CommonLogger
-
-import java.io.File
+import org.gradle.api.GradleException
+import org.gradle.api.Task
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 
 class StartTask extends AbstractServerTask {
 
@@ -85,9 +80,7 @@ class StartTask extends AbstractServerTask {
         File serverConfigFile = new File(getServerDir(project), 'server.xml')
         if (serverConfigFile != null && serverConfigFile.exists()) {
             try {
-                Map<String,String> props = combinedBootstrapProperties == null ? convertPropertiesToMap(server.bootstrapProperties) : combinedBootstrapProperties;
-                getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverConfigFile, server.configDirectory, server.bootstrapPropertiesFile, props, server.serverEnvFile, 
-                                                                            false, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null));
+                getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverConfigFile, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null));
                 if (scd != null) {
                     appNames = scd.getNames()
                     appNames += scd.getNamelessLocations().collect { String location ->
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/UndeployTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/UndeployTask.groovy
index 3b66e588..9f02109c 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/UndeployTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/UndeployTask.groovy
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ class UndeployTask extends AbstractServerTask {
             File serverXML = new File(getServerDir(project).getCanonicalPath(), "server.xml")
 
             try {
-                getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverXML, server.configDirectory,
-                        server.bootstrapPropertiesFile, combinedBootstrapProperties, server.serverEnvFile, false, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null))
+                getServerConfigDocument(new CommonLogger(project), serverXML, getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles(null))
 
                 //appName will be set to a name derived from appFile if no name can be found.
                 appName = scd.findNameForLocation(file)