ClassCastException when accessing JAR resources in Clojure dependency for JetBrains Plugin

Hello, I am developing a plugin for IntelliJ that depends on my company's proprietary library (written in Clojure). However, I keep encountering the following error when trying to access resources from the Clojure dependency:

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: class com.intellij.util.lang.ZipResourceFile$MyUrlConnection cannot be cast to class java.net.JarURLConnection (com.intellij.util.lang.ZipResourceFile$MyUrlConnection is in unnamed module of loader 'app'; java.net.JarURLConnection is in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap')
    at clojure.lang.RT.lastModified(RT.java:396)
    at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:442)
    at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:424)
    at clojure.lang.RT.<clinit>(RT.java:338)
    ... 82 more

The error seems to originate from the following code in the Clojure library, where resources are accessed using JarURLConnection:

static public long lastModified(URL url, String libfile) throws IOException {
    URLConnection connection = url.openConnection();
    try {
        if (url.getProtocol().equals("jar"))
            return ((JarURLConnection) connection).getJarFile().getEntry(libfile).getTime();
        else
            return connection.getLastModified();
    }
    finally {
        InputStream ins = connection.getInputStream();
        if (ins != null)
            ins.close();
    }
}

It looks like the internal class loader uses com.intellij.util.lang.ZipResourceFile$MyUrlConnection instead of java.net.JarURLConnection, causing the cast to fail.

I'm wondering if there is a recommended workaround for this issue. Am I missing any configuration or setup in the plugin environment that would help resolve this? 
I was considering forking a custom implementation of the Clojure dependency where this condition is adapted to avoid casting issues, but I am not in control of the API I am using, so this isn't a viable long-term solution for me.

Any guidance on this issue would be greatly appreciated!