diff --git a/ktlint/pom.xml b/ktlint/pom.xml
index b1db3ba81d..f49c44b881 100644
--- a/ktlint/pom.xml
+++ b/ktlint/pom.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <!-- maven-aether-provider's transitive dependency -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+            <version>${aether.maven.provider.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
+            <version>${aether.maven.provider.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
+            <version>${aether.maven.provider.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
diff --git a/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/Main.kt b/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/Main.kt
index b38b8bf34b..593b2408a2 100644
--- a/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/Main.kt
+++ b/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/Main.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 import java.security.MessageDigest
 import java.util.ArrayList
 import java.util.Arrays
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException
 import java.util.ResourceBundle
 import java.util.Scanner
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ ${ByteArrayOutputStream().let { this.printUsage(it); it }.toString().trimEnd().s
         }
         val start = System.currentTimeMillis()
         // load 3rd party ruleset(s) (if any)
-        val dependencyResolver by lazy { buildDependencyResolver() }
+        val dependencyResolver = lazy(LazyThreadSafetyMode.NONE) { buildDependencyResolver() }
         if (!rulesets.isEmpty()) {
             loadJARs(dependencyResolver, rulesets)
         }
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ ${ByteArrayOutputStream().let { this.printUsage(it); it }.toString().trimEnd().s
         }
     }
 
-    private fun loadReporter(dependencyResolver: MavenDependencyResolver): Reporter {
+    private fun loadReporter(dependencyResolver: Lazy<MavenDependencyResolver>): Reporter {
         data class ReporterTemplate(val id: String, val config: Map<String, String>, var output: String?)
         val tpls = (if (reporters.isEmpty()) listOf("plain") else reporters)
             .map { reporter ->
@@ -543,14 +544,14 @@ ${ByteArrayOutputStream().let { this.printUsage(it); it }.toString().trimEnd().s
         return dependencyResolver
     }
 
-    private fun loadJARs(dependencyResolver: MavenDependencyResolver, artifacts: List<String>) {
+    private fun loadJARs(dependencyResolver: Lazy<MavenDependencyResolver>, artifacts: List<String>) {
         (ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader() as java.net.URLClassLoader)
             .addURLs(artifacts.flatMap { artifact ->
                 if (debug) {
                     System.err.println("[DEBUG] Resolving $artifact")
                 }
                 val result = try {
-                    dependencyResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifact(artifact)).map { it.toURI().toURL() }
+                    dependencyResolver.value.resolve(DefaultArtifact(artifact)).map { it.toURI().toURL() }
                 } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
                     val file = File(expandTilde(artifact))
                     if (!file.exists()) {
diff --git a/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/internal/MavenDependencyResolver.kt b/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/internal/MavenDependencyResolver.kt
index a01f015fcc..9d7466671a 100644
--- a/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/internal/MavenDependencyResolver.kt
+++ b/ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/internal/MavenDependencyResolver.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact
 import org.eclipse.aether.collection.CollectRequest
 import org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnectorFactory
 import org.eclipse.aether.graph.Dependency
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.DefaultServiceLocator
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.LocalRepository
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.RemoteRepository
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.RepositoryPolicy
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ class MavenDependencyResolver(baseDir: File, val repositories: Iterable<RemoteRe
         locator.addService(RepositoryConnectorFactory::class.java, BasicRepositoryConnectorFactory::class.java)
         locator.addService(TransporterFactory::class.java, FileTransporterFactory::class.java)
         locator.addService(TransporterFactory::class.java, HttpTransporterFactory::class.java)
+        locator.setErrorHandler(object : DefaultServiceLocator.ErrorHandler() {
+            override fun serviceCreationFailed(type: Class<*>?, impl: Class<*>?, ex: Throwable) {
+                throw ex
+            }
+        })
         repoSystem = locator.getService(RepositorySystem::class.java)
         session = MavenRepositorySystemUtils.newSession()
         session.localRepositoryManager = repoSystem.newLocalRepositoryManager(session, LocalRepository(baseDir))