diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/CallingClassUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/CallingClassUtils.java
index bbe5357ed..66bef3263 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/CallingClassUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/CallingClassUtils.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 package org.scijava.log;
 
+import org.scijava.Context;
+
 /**
  * Utility class for getting the calling class of a method.
  *
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public static String getCallingClassName() {
 
 	private static boolean hasIgnoreAsCallingClassAnnotation(String className) {
 		try {
-			Class< ? > clazz = Class.forName(className);
+			Class< ? > clazz = Context.getClassLoader().loadClass(className);
 			return clazz.isAnnotationPresent(IgnoreAsCallingClass.class);
 		}
 		catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) {