diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/resolve/IvyNode.java b/src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/resolve/IvyNode.java
index 8fa19e07..23ba2f11 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/resolve/IvyNode.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/resolve/IvyNode.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.ivy.core.resolve;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/BasicResolver.java b/src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/BasicResolver.java
index 30a959c7..1f2cee3b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/BasicResolver.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/BasicResolver.java
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ public abstract class BasicResolver extends AbstractResolver {
                 }
                 return null;
             } else {
+            	long lastModified = artifactRef.getLastModified();
+            	if (lastModified != 0 && md instanceof DefaultModuleDescriptor) {
+            		((DefaultModuleDescriptor) md).setLastModified(lastModified);
+            	}
                 Message.verbose("\t"+getName()+": no ivy file found for "+mrid+": using default data");            
                 logIvyNotFound(mrid);
     	        if (isDynamic) {
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/LatestConflictManagerTest.java b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/LatestConflictManagerTest.java
index d7ec5cde..bbdeb6ed 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/LatestConflictManagerTest.java
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/LatestConflictManagerTest.java
@@ -30,15 +30,23 @@ import org.apache.ivy.core.report.ConfigurationResolveReport;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.report.ResolveReport;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.IvyNode;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.ResolveOptions;
+import org.apache.ivy.util.FileUtil;
 
 public class LatestConflictManagerTest extends TestCase {
 
 	private Ivy ivy;
+    private File _cache;
 
 	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
 		ivy = new Ivy();
 		ivy.configure(LatestConflictManagerTest.class
 				.getResource("ivyconf-latest.xml"));
+        _cache = new File("build/cache");
+        _cache.mkdirs();
+	}
+	
+	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+		FileUtil.forceDelete(_cache);
 	}
 
 	// Test case for issue IVY-388
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/RegexpConflictManagerTest.java b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/RegexpConflictManagerTest.java
index f7ef89fc..5189a4c3 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/RegexpConflictManagerTest.java
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/RegexpConflictManagerTest.java
@@ -21,23 +21,33 @@ package org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict;
  * @author Anders janmyr
  */
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.apache.ivy.Ivy;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.cache.CacheManager;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.ResolveOptions;
+import org.apache.ivy.util.FileUtil;
 
 
 public class RegexpConflictManagerTest extends TestCase
 {
     private Ivy ivy;
+    private File _cache;
 
     protected void setUp() throws Exception
     {
         ivy = new Ivy();
         ivy.configure( RegexpConflictManagerTest.class
                 .getResource( "ivyconf-regexp-test.xml" ) );
+        _cache = new File("build/cache");
+        _cache.mkdirs();
     }
+	
+	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+		FileUtil.forceDelete(_cache);
+	}
 
     public void testNoApiConflictResolve() throws Exception
     {
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/StrictConflictManagerTest.java b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/StrictConflictManagerTest.java
index 968481f1..5ef4504e 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/StrictConflictManagerTest.java
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/StrictConflictManagerTest.java
@@ -17,18 +17,29 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict;
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.apache.ivy.Ivy;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.cache.CacheManager;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.ResolveOptions;
+import org.apache.ivy.util.FileUtil;
 
 public class StrictConflictManagerTest extends TestCase {
 	private Ivy ivy;
+    private File _cache;
+
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         ivy = new Ivy();
         ivy.configure(StrictConflictManagerTest.class.getResource("ivyconf-strict-test.xml"));
+        _cache = new File("build/cache");
+        _cache.mkdirs();
     }
+	
+	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+		FileUtil.forceDelete(_cache);
+	}
 
     public void testInitFromConf() throws Exception {
         ConflictManager cm = ivy.getSettings().getDefaultConflictManager();
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time-transitivity.xml b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time-transitivity.xml
index 3ab29c5f..59906826 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time-transitivity.xml
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time-transitivity.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ivyconf>
 
-    <conf defaultResolver="test" defaultConflictManager="latest-time" />
+    <conf defaultCache="build/cache" defaultResolver="test" defaultConflictManager="latest-time" />
 
     <resolvers>
        <filesystem name="test" latest="latest-time" checkmodified="true">
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time.xml b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time.xml
index b2dd5eb7..a5aa6842 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time.xml
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest-time.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ivyconf>
 
-    <conf defaultResolver="test" defaultConflictManager="latest-time" />
+    <conf defaultCache="build/cache" defaultResolver="test" defaultConflictManager="latest-time" />
 
     <resolvers>
         <filesystem name="test">
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest.xml b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest.xml
index d872ff97..87860d2e 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest.xml
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-latest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ivyconf>
 
-    <conf defaultResolver="test"/>
+    <conf defaultCache="build/cache" defaultResolver="test"/>
 
     <resolvers>
         <filesystem name="test">
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-regexp-test.xml b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-regexp-test.xml
index 7f5b65c4..642a5c21 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-regexp-test.xml
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-regexp-test.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <ivyconf>
 
-    <conf defaultResolver="test"
+    <conf defaultCache="build/cache"
+          defaultResolver="test"
           defaultConflictManager="regexp"
             />
 
diff --git a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-strict-test.xml b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-strict-test.xml
index 189a405f..291ba68c 100644
--- a/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-strict-test.xml
+++ b/test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/conflict/ivyconf-strict-test.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <ivyconf>
 
-  <conf defaultResolver="test"
+  <conf defaultCache="build/cache"
+        defaultResolver="test"
         defaultConflictManager="strict"
   />