Index: src/gate/jape/RightHandSide.java
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--- src/gate/jape/RightHandSide.java	(revision 7462)
+++ src/gate/jape/RightHandSide.java	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import gate.creole.ontology.Ontology;
 import gate.util.GateRuntimeException;
 import gate.util.Strings;
+import gate.util.GateClassLoader;
 
 
 /**
@@ -96,7 +97,11 @@
   private String phaseName;
   private String ruleName;
 
-  /** Construction from the transducer name, rule name and the LHS. */
+
+    /** the classloader at the time of creation. **/
+    private GateClassLoader _cl = Gate.getClassLoader();
+
+    /** Construction from the transducer name, rule name and the LHS. */
   public RightHandSide(
     String transducerName, String ruleName, LeftHandSide lhs
   ) {
@@ -195,8 +200,7 @@
   public void instantiateActionClass() throws JapeException {
 
     try {
-      theActionObject = Gate.getClassLoader().
-                        loadClass(actionClassQualifiedName).
+      theActionObject = _cl.loadClass(actionClassQualifiedName).
                         newInstance();
     } catch(Exception e) {
       throw new JapeException(