diff --git a/manual-test/build.gradle b/manual-test/build.gradle
index e452f64..00b6ce9 100644
--- a/manual-test/build.gradle
+++ b/manual-test/build.gradle
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'com.stuartsierra:component:1.1.0'
   devImplementation 'com.stuartsierra:component.repl:0.2.0'
 
-  // cider
-  devImplementation 'cider:cider-nrepl:0.28.5'
-  devImplementation 'cider:piggieback:0.5.3'
-
   // figwheel
   devImplementation 'com.bhauman:figwheel-repl:0.2.18'
   devImplementation 'ring:ring-jetty-adapter:1.9.5'
@@ -45,10 +41,6 @@ tasks.withType(Test) {
   useJUnitPlatform()
 }
 
-tasks.named('clojureRepl') {
-  middleware = ['cider.nrepl/cider-middleware', 'cider.piggieback/wrap-cljs-repl']
-}
-
 clojure {
   builds {
     main {
diff --git a/src/compatTest/clojure/dev/clojurephant/compat_test/repl.clj b/src/compatTest/clojure/dev/clojurephant/compat_test/repl.clj
index e557e60..9672a38 100644
--- a/src/compatTest/clojure/dev/clojurephant/compat_test/repl.clj
+++ b/src/compatTest/clojure/dev/clojurephant/compat_test/repl.clj
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
       (is (= "0.28.2" (-> (send-repl client {:op "cider-version"}) :cider-version :version-string)))
       (is (pr-str 7) (eval-repl client '(do (require 'basic-project.core) (basic-project/use-ns 4)))))))
 
+(deftest cider-jack-in
+  (testing "nREPL dependencies can be jacked-in via command line"
+    (with-client [client "BasicClojureProjectTest" "--handler=cider.nrepl/cider-nrepl-handler" "-Pdev.clojurephant.jack-in.nrepl=nrepl:nrepl:0.9,cider:cider-nrepl:0.28.3"]
+      (is (= "0.28.3" (-> (send-repl client {:op "cider-version"}) :cider-version :version-string)))
+      (is (pr-str 7) (eval-repl client '(do (require 'basic-project.core) (basic-project/use-ns 4)))))))
+
 (deftest task-dependencies-clj
   (testing "No Clojure compiles happen when REPL is requested, but other languages are compiled"
     (gradle/with-project "MixedJavaClojureTest"
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonBasePlugin.java b/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonBasePlugin.java
index 8f2c7ca..23fd859 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonBasePlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonBasePlugin.java
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 package dev.clojurephant.plugin.common.internal;
 
-
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetContainer;
 
 public class ClojureCommonBasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
+  public static final String NREPL_JACK_IN_PROPERTY = "dev.clojurephant.jack-in.nrepl";
+
   @Override
   public void apply(Project project) {
     project.getPluginManager().apply(JavaBasePlugin.class);
+    configureNreplDependencies(project);
+  }
+
+  public void configureNreplDependencies(Project project) {
+    Configuration nrepl = project.getConfigurations().create(ClojureCommonPlugin.NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME);
+    if (project.hasProperty(NREPL_JACK_IN_PROPERTY)) {
+      String[] jackInDeps = project.findProperty(NREPL_JACK_IN_PROPERTY).toString().split(",");
+      for (String jackInDep : jackInDeps) {
+        project.getLogger().lifecycle("Jacking {} into the {} configuration", jackInDep, ClojureCommonPlugin.NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME);
+        project.getDependencies().add(ClojureCommonPlugin.NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, jackInDep);
+      }
+    } else {
+      project.getDependencies().add(ClojureCommonPlugin.NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, "nrepl:nrepl:0.9.0");
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonPlugin.java b/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonPlugin.java
index 9f26e20..239de2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/clojurephant/plugin/common/internal/ClojureCommonPlugin.java
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ private void configureDev(Project project, SourceSetContainer sourceSets) {
     SourceSet test = sourceSets.getByName(SourceSet.TEST_SOURCE_SET_NAME);
     SourceSet dev = sourceSets.create(DEV_SOURCE_SET_NAME);
 
-    Configuration nrepl = project.getConfigurations().create(NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME);
-    project.getDependencies().add(NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, "nrepl:nrepl:0.9.0");
-
+    Configuration nrepl = project.getConfigurations().getByName(NREPL_CONFIGURATION_NAME);
     project.getConfigurations().getByName(dev.getCompileClasspathConfigurationName()).extendsFrom(nrepl);
     project.getConfigurations().getByName(dev.getRuntimeClasspathConfigurationName()).extendsFrom(nrepl);