diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/DDCreator.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/DDCreator.java
index 7d54b8f87..2ea1c6212 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/DDCreator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/DDCreator.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class DDCreator extends MatchingTask {
         ddCreatorTask.setFork("yes");
         ddCreatorTask.setClassname("org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ejb.DDCreatorHelper");
         ddCreatorTask.setArgs(args);
-        ddCreatorTask.setClasspath(execClassPath);                         
+        ddCreatorTask.setClasspath(new Path(execClassPath));                         
         if (ddCreatorTask.executeJava() != 0) {                         
             throw new BuildException("Execution of ddcreator helper failed");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/Ejbc.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/Ejbc.java
index 483d6fe72..ec14a8345 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/Ejbc.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/Ejbc.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class Ejbc extends MatchingTask {
         }
                                     
         helperTask.setArgs(args);
-        helperTask.setClasspath(execClassPath);
+        helperTask.setClasspath(new Path(execClassPath));
         if (helperTask.executeJava() != 0) {                         
             throw new BuildException("Execution of ejbc helper failed");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
index d4522e142..f885f1aaf 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLRun.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class WLRun extends Task {
         jvmArgs += " -Dweblogic.system.propertiesFile=" + weblogicPropertiesFile;
 
         weblogicServer.setJvmargs(jvmArgs);
-        weblogicServer.setClasspath(execClassPath);                         
+        weblogicServer.setClasspath(new Path(execClassPath));                         
         if (weblogicServer.executeJava() != 0) {                         
             throw new BuildException("Execution of weblogic server failed");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLStop.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLStop.java
index a9f3b88cd..f575053a1 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLStop.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WLStop.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class WLStop extends Task {
         String args = serverURL + " SHUTDOWN " + username + " " + password + " " + delay;
 
         weblogicAdmin.setArgs(args);
-        weblogicAdmin.setClasspath(execClassPath);                         
+        weblogicAdmin.setClasspath(new Path(execClassPath));                         
         weblogicAdmin.execute();
     }