See https://github.com/corda/corda-gradle-plugins/issues/12

corda-v2.0-gradle-plugin.patch

diff --git a/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/noderunner/kotlin/net/corda/plugins/NodeRunner.kt b/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/noderunner/kotlin/net/corda/plugins/NodeRunner.kt
index 83462c2..0f3d67b 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/noderunner/kotlin/net/corda/plugins/NodeRunner.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/cordformation/src/noderunner/kotlin/net/corda/plugins/NodeRunner.kt
@@ -50,14 +50,20 @@ private abstract class JarType(private val jarName: String) {
         }
         val debugPort = debugPortAlloc.next()
         println("Starting $jarName in $dir on debug port $debugPort")
-        val process = (if (headless) ::HeadlessJavaCommand else ::TerminalWindowJavaCommand)(jarName, dir, debugPort, javaArgs, jvmArgs).start()
+        val appArgs = javaArgs + (if (headless) headlessArgs else headedArgs)
+        val process = (if (headless) ::HeadlessJavaCommand else ::TerminalWindowJavaCommand)(jarName, dir, debugPort, appArgs, jvmArgs).start()
         if (os == OS.MACOS) Thread.sleep(1000)
         return process
     }
+
+    protected open val headlessArgs = listOf<String>()
+    protected open val headedArgs = listOf<String>()
 }
 
 private object NodeJarType : JarType("corda.jar") {
     override fun acceptNodeConf(nodeConf: File) = true
+
+    override val headlessArgs = listOf("--no-local-shell")
 }
 
 private object WebJarType : JarType("corda-webserver.jar") {
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ private abstract class JavaCommand(
 }
 
 private class HeadlessJavaCommand(jarName: String, dir: File, debugPort: Int?, args: List<String>, jvmArgs: List<String>)
-    : JavaCommand(jarName, dir, debugPort, dir.name, { add("--no-local-shell") }, args, jvmArgs) {
+    : JavaCommand(jarName, dir, debugPort, dir.name, {}, args, jvmArgs) {
     override fun processBuilder() = ProcessBuilder(command).redirectError(File("error.$nodeName.log")).inheritIO()
     override fun getJavaPath() = File(File(System.getProperty("java.home"), "bin"), "java").path
 }