diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/PhysicalClassLoader.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/PhysicalClassLoader.java
index 57ba70d279..40dd78fbcb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/PhysicalClassLoader.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/PhysicalClassLoader.java
@@ -237,15 +237,10 @@ private Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve, boolean loadFromFS) thr
 
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> loadClass(String name, byte[] barr) throws UnmodifiableClassException {
-		Class<?> clazz = null;
+		// Class<?> clazz = null;
+		Class<?> clazz = findLoadedClass(name);
 
 		synchronized (SystemUtil.createToken("PhysicalClassLoader:load", name)) {
-			try {
-				clazz = loadClass(name, false, false); // we do not load existing class from disk
-			}
-			catch (ClassNotFoundException cnf) {
-				LogUtil.warn("physical-classloader", cnf);
-			}
 			if (clazz == null) return _loadClass(name, barr, false);
 			return rename(clazz, barr);
 		}
@@ -253,13 +248,14 @@ public Class<?> loadClass(String name, byte[] barr) throws UnmodifiableClassExce
 
 	@Override
 	protected Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-		ClassNotFoundException cnfe = null;
-		try {
+		/*
+		 * ClassNotFoundException cnfe = null; try { return super.findClass(name); } catch
+		 * (ClassNotFoundException e) { cnfe = e; }
+		 */
+
+		if (super.findResource(name.replace('.', '/').concat(".class")) != null) {
 			return super.findClass(name);
 		}
-		catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-			cnfe = e;
-		}
 
 		if (addionalClassLoader != null) {
 			try {
@@ -273,7 +269,7 @@ protected Class<?> findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
 		synchronized (SystemUtil.createToken("PhysicalClassLoader:load", name)) {
 			Resource res = directory.getRealResource(name.replace('.', '/').concat(".class"));
 			if (!res.isFile()) {
-				if (cnfe != null) throw cnfe;
+				// if (cnfe != null) throw cnfe;
 				throw new ClassNotFoundException("Class [" + name + "] is invalid or doesn't exist");
 			}
 
diff --git a/loader/build.xml b/loader/build.xml
index 70584f8e4f..05efdad760 100644
--- a/loader/build.xml
+++ b/loader/build.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project default="core" basedir="." name="Lucee" 
   xmlns:resolver="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant">
 
-  <property name="version" value="6.2.0.246-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="version" value="6.2.0.247-SNAPSHOT"/>
 
   <taskdef uri="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant" resource="org/apache/maven/resolver/ant/antlib.xml">
     <classpath>
diff --git a/loader/pom.xml b/loader/pom.xml
index 5d31cc3670..a16fc0ba9f 100644
--- a/loader/pom.xml
+++ b/loader/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.lucee</groupId>
   <artifactId>lucee</artifactId>
-  <version>6.2.0.246-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>6.2.0.247-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Lucee Loader Build</name>