diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/driver/JobManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/driver/JobManager.java
index 3ffbaade..2ce3af35 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/driver/JobManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/driver/JobManager.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 import org.apache.sqoop.submission.SubmissionStatus;
 import org.apache.sqoop.submission.counter.Counters;
 import org.apache.sqoop.utils.ClassUtils;
+import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
+import org.joda.time.LocalDateTime;
 import org.json.simple.JSONValue;
 
 public class JobManager implements Reconfigurable {
@@ -395,6 +397,8 @@ private void addStandardJars(JobRequest jobRequest) {
     jobRequest.addJarForClass(executionEngine.getClass());
     // Extra libraries that Sqoop code requires
     jobRequest.addJarForClass(JSONValue.class);
+    jobRequest.addJarForClass(LocalDate.class);
+    jobRequest.addJarForClass(LocalDateTime.class);
   }
 
   MSubmission createJobSubmission(HttpEventContext ctx, long jobId) {