diff --git a/docs/extending-with-custom-configurable-dsl-components.md b/docs/extending-with-custom-configurable-dsl-components.md
index 58619922..fa9143e6 100644
--- a/docs/extending-with-custom-configurable-dsl-components.md
+++ b/docs/extending-with-custom-configurable-dsl-components.md
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ data class GradleBuildDsl(
 ) {
     ...
     fun DslContext<Step>.gradleCommand(command: String, additionalBuildArgs: Var.Literal.Str) =
-            withEnv(mapOf("GRADLE_USER_HOME" to "${"WORKSPACE".environmentVar()}/.gradle-home-tmp")) { artifactoryAuthenticated {
-                sh(("./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache " +
+            withEnv(
+                mapOf("GRADLE_USER_HOME" to "${"WORKSPACE".environmentVar()}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+                "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE" to "dontKillMe")
+            ) { artifactoryAuthenticated {
+                sh(("./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache " +
                         (gradleCredentials?.let { "-D$gradleUserProperty=\\\"\\\${${it.usernameVariable.value}}\\\" -D$gradlePasswordProperty=\\\"\\\${${it.passwordVariable.value}}\\\" " } ?: "") +
                         "$additionalBuildArgs $command").strDouble())
             } }
diff --git a/dsl/src/main/kotlin/com/code42/jenkins/pipelinekt/dsl/step/custom/GradleBuildDsl.kt b/dsl/src/main/kotlin/com/code42/jenkins/pipelinekt/dsl/step/custom/GradleBuildDsl.kt
index 91528b68..d962bd46 100644
--- a/dsl/src/main/kotlin/com/code42/jenkins/pipelinekt/dsl/step/custom/GradleBuildDsl.kt
+++ b/dsl/src/main/kotlin/com/code42/jenkins/pipelinekt/dsl/step/custom/GradleBuildDsl.kt
@@ -45,15 +45,21 @@ data class GradleBuildDsl(
             this.gradleCommandBat(command, additionalBuildArgs.strDouble())
 
     fun DslContext<Step>.gradleCommandSh(command: String, additionalBuildArgs: Var.Literal.Str) =
-            withEnv(mapOf("GRADLE_USER_HOME" to "${"WORKSPACE".environmentVar()}/.gradle-home-tmp")) { artifactoryAuthenticated {
-                sh(("./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache " +
+            withEnv(
+                mapOf("GRADLE_USER_HOME" to "${"WORKSPACE".environmentVar()}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+                "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE" to "dontKillMe")
+            ) { artifactoryAuthenticated {
+                sh(("./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache " +
                         (gradleCredentials?.let { "-D$gradleUserProperty=\\\"\\\${${it.usernameVariable.value}}\\\" -D$gradlePasswordProperty=\\\"\\\${${it.passwordVariable.value}}\\\" " } ?: "") +
                         "$additionalBuildArgs $command").strDouble())
             } }
 
     fun DslContext<Step>.gradleCommandBat(command: String, additionalBuildArgs: Var.Literal.Str) =
-            withEnv(mapOf("GRADLE_USER_HOME" to "${"WORKSPACE".environmentVar()}/.gradle-home-tmp")) { artifactoryAuthenticated {
-                bat(("call gradlew.bat --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache " +
+            withEnv(
+                    mapOf("GRADLE_USER_HOME" to "${"WORKSPACE".environmentVar()}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+                    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE" to "dontKillMe")
+            ) { artifactoryAuthenticated {
+                bat(("call gradlew.bat --stacktrace --build-cache " +
                         (gradleCredentials?.let { "-D$gradleUserProperty=%${it.usernameVariable.value}% -D$gradlePasswordProperty=%${it.passwordVariable.value}% " } ?: "") +
                         "$additionalBuildArgs $command").strDouble())
             } }
diff --git a/examples/src/generated/ci/gradleBuild.Jenkinsfile b/examples/src/generated/ci/gradleBuild.Jenkinsfile
index 0c80e135..a32b2088 100644
--- a/examples/src/generated/ci/gradleBuild.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/examples/src/generated/ci/gradleBuild.Jenkinsfile
@@ -1,43 +1,49 @@
 def Build() {
   withEnv([
-  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp"
+  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe"
   ]) {
-    sh (script: "./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} build -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
+    sh (script: "./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} build -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
   }
 }
 def api_Test() {
   withEnv([
-  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp"
+  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe"
   ]) {
-    sh (script: "./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :api:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
+    sh (script: "./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :api:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
   }
 }
 def ext_Test() {
   withEnv([
-  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp"
+  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe"
   ]) {
-    sh (script: "./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :ext:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
+    sh (script: "./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :ext:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
   }
 }
 def shared_Test() {
   withEnv([
-  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp"
+  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe"
   ]) {
-    sh (script: "./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :shared:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
+    sh (script: "./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :shared:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
   }
 }
 def mod1_Test() {
   withEnv([
-  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp"
+  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe"
   ]) {
-    sh (script: "./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :mod1:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
+    sh (script: "./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} :mod1:systemTest -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
   }
 }
 def Publish() {
   withEnv([
-  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp"
+  	"GRADLE_USER_HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}/.gradle-home-tmp",
+    "JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe"
   ]) {
-    sh (script: "./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} publish -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
+    sh (script: "./gradlew --stacktrace --build-cache ${""} publish -DmyArg=myArgValue", returnStdout: false)
   }
 }
 pipeline {