diff --git a/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ClassGraphFacade.java b/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ClassGraphFacade.java
index ef940513e..41b600594 100644
--- a/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ClassGraphFacade.java
+++ b/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ClassGraphFacade.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import io.github.classgraph.ClassGraph;
 import io.github.classgraph.ClassInfoList;
@@ -37,22 +36,11 @@
  *
  * @author Pascal Schumacher (https://github.com/PascalSchumacher)
  */
-abstract class ClassGraphFacade {
+class ClassGraphFacade {
 
-    private static final ConcurrentHashMap<Class<?>, List<Class<?>>> typeToConcreteSubTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-    private static final ScanResult scanResult = new ClassGraph().enableSystemJarsAndModules().enableClassInfo().scan();
+    private final static ScanResult scanResult = new ClassGraph().enableSystemJarsAndModules().enableClassInfo().scan();
 
-    /**
-     * Searches the classpath for all public concrete subtypes of the given interface or abstract class.
-     *
-     * @param type to search concrete subtypes of
-     * @return a list of all concrete subtypes found
-     */
-    public static <T> List<Class<?>> getPublicConcreteSubTypesOf(final Class<T> type) {
-        return typeToConcreteSubTypes.computeIfAbsent(type, ClassGraphFacade::searchForPublicConcreteSubTypesOf);
-    }
-
-    private static <T> List<Class<?>> searchForPublicConcreteSubTypesOf(final Class<T> type) {
+    static List<Class<?>> searchForPublicConcreteSubTypesOf(final Class<?> type) {
         String typeName = type.getName();
         ClassInfoList subTypes = type.isInterface() ? scanResult.getClassesImplementing(typeName) : scanResult.getSubclasses(typeName);
         List<Class<?>> loadedSubTypes = subTypes.filter(subType -> subType.isPublic() && !subType.isAbstract()).loadClasses(true);
diff --git a/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index c7b078eed..7b760eb02 100644
--- a/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/easy-random-core/src/main/java/org/jeasy/random/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@
  */
 public final class ReflectionUtils {
 
+    private static final ConcurrentHashMap<Class<?>, List<Class<?>>> typeToConcreteSubTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    // NOTE: indirection to avoid loading ClassGraphFacade class too early
+    private static volatile Function<Class<?>, List<Class<?>>> typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider = ReflectionUtils::defaultTypeToConcreteSubTypesProvider;
+
     private ReflectionUtils() {
     }
 
@@ -402,7 +408,25 @@ public static boolean isTypeVariable(final Type type) {
      * @return a list of all concrete subtypes found
      */
     public static <T> List<Class<?>> getPublicConcreteSubTypesOf(final Class<T> type) {
-        return ClassGraphFacade.getPublicConcreteSubTypesOf(type);
+        return typeToConcreteSubTypes.computeIfAbsent(type, typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Override the default implementation of ClassGraphFacade for searching the
+     * classpath for any concrete subtype of given interface or abstract class.
+     * 
+     * @param typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider custom implementation
+     */
+    public static void setPublicConcreteSubTypeProvider(
+            final Function<Class<?>, List<Class<?>>> typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider) {
+        if (typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+        }
+        ReflectionUtils.typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider = typeToConcreteSubTypesProvider;
+    }
+
+    private static List<Class<?>> defaultTypeToConcreteSubTypesProvider(final Class<?> cls) {
+        return ClassGraphFacade.searchForPublicConcreteSubTypesOf(cls);
     }
 
     /**