diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jsweet/AbstractJSweetMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/jsweet/AbstractJSweetMojo.java
index 282c418..1e0898d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jsweet/AbstractJSweetMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jsweet/AbstractJSweetMojo.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJSweetMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      */
     @Parameter(required = false)
     private List<String> compileSourceRootsOverride;
-    
+
     @Parameter(required = false)
     protected Boolean verbose;
 
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJSweetMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(required = false)
     protected File candiesJsOut;
 
+    @Parameter(required = false)
+    protected String[] allowedDependencyScopes;
+
     @Parameter
     protected String[] includes;
 
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJSweetMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 
     @Parameter(required = false)
     protected String javaCompilerExtraOptions;
-    
+
     @Parameter(required = false)
     protected Boolean ignoreTypeScriptErrors;
 
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ private void scanForJavaFiles(List<SourceFile> sources, File sourceDirectory) {
             getLog().debug(sourceDirectory.getAbsolutePath() + " is declared but doesn't exist");
             return;
         }
-        
+
         DirectoryScanner dirScanner = new DirectoryScanner();
         dirScanner.setBasedir(sourceDirectory);
         dirScanner.setIncludes(includes);
@@ -567,12 +570,22 @@ protected List<File> getCandiesJars() throws ArtifactResolutionException, Artifa
         List<Dependency> dependencies = project.getDependencies();
         logInfo("dependencies=" + dependencies);
 
+        Set<String> allowedScopes = new HashSet<>();
+        if (allowedDependencyScopes != null) {
+            allowedScopes.addAll(Set.of(allowedDependencyScopes));
+        } else {
+            allowedScopes.add(Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE);
+        }
+
         // add artifacts of declared dependencies
         List<Artifact> directDependencies = new LinkedList<>();
         for (Dependency dependency : dependencies) {
-            if (!dependency.getType().equals("jar")
-                    || dependency.getScope() != null && !dependency.getScope().equals(Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE)) {
-                getLog().warn("dependency type not-jar excluded from candies detection: " + dependency);
+            if (!dependency.getType().equals("jar")) {
+                getLog().warn("dependency of type other than jar excluded from candies detection: " + dependency);
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!allowedScopes.contains(dependency.getScope())) {
+                getLog().warn("dependency with scope '" + dependency.getScope() + "' excluded from candies detection: " + dependency);
                 continue;
             }
             Artifact mavenArtifact = artifactFactory.createArtifact(dependency.getGroupId(), dependency.getArtifactId(),
@@ -610,7 +623,7 @@ protected MavenProject getMavenProject() {
         MavenProject project = (MavenProject) ctx.get("project");
         return project;
     }
-    
+
     protected List<String> getCompileSourceRoots(MavenProject project) {
         if (compileSourceRootsOverride == null || compileSourceRootsOverride.isEmpty()) {
             return project.getCompileSourceRoots();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jsweet/JSweetWatchMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/jsweet/JSweetWatchMojo.java
index 545471e..c484d9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jsweet/JSweetWatchMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jsweet/JSweetWatchMojo.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public void run() {
 					}
 					__Lock.unlock();
 				}
-				yield();
+				Thread.yield();
 			}
 		}
 	}