diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/CreateTest.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/CreateTest.java
index c9c8e56..a964eec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/CreateTest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/CreateTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public DepthGauge apply(Integer input) {
     public static Object intercept(@This final Object runner, @Argument(0) final FrameworkMethod method,
                     @SuperCall final Callable<?> proxy) throws Exception {
         
-        Integer hashCode = Objects.hash(runner, method);
+        Integer hashCode = Objects.hash(runner, method.toString());
         DepthGauge depthGauge = LifecycleHooks.computeIfAbsent(METHOD_DEPTH.get(), hashCode, NEW_INSTANCE);
         depthGauge.increaseDepth();
         
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public static Object intercept(@This final Object runner, @Argument(0) final Fra
      * @return target test class instance
      */
     static Object getTargetFor(Object runner, FrameworkMethod method) {
-        return HASHCODE_TO_TARGET.remove(Objects.hash(runner, method));
+        return HASHCODE_TO_TARGET.remove(Objects.hash(runner, method.toString()));
     }
     
     /**
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static Object getRunnerFor(Object target) {
      * @param target test class instance
      */
     static void releaseMappingsFor(Object runner, FrameworkMethod method, Object target) {
-        HASHCODE_TO_TARGET.remove(Objects.hash(runner, method));
+        HASHCODE_TO_TARGET.remove(Objects.hash(runner, method.toString()));
         if (target != null) {
             TARGET_TO_METHOD.remove(toMapKey(target));
             TARGET_TO_RUNNER.remove(toMapKey(target));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/EachTestNotifierInit.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/EachTestNotifierInit.java
index 9bb7058..6e0130a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/EachTestNotifierInit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/EachTestNotifierInit.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public static void interceptor(@Argument(0) final RunNotifier notifier,
                 // otherwise (target not yet created)
                 } else {
                     // store [runner + method] => description mapping for 'setTestTarget' method
-                    HASHCODE_TO_DESCRIPTION.put(Objects.hash(runner, method), description.hashCode());
+                    HASHCODE_TO_DESCRIPTION.put(Objects.hash(runner, method.toString()), description.hashCode());
                 }
             } else {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("unable to determine method");
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void createMappingsFor(Integer descriptionHash, Object target) {
     static void releaseMappingsFor(EachTestNotifier notifier) {
         Description description = getDescriptionOf(notifier);
         AtomicTest atomicTest = releaseAtomicTestOf(description);
-        HASHCODE_TO_DESCRIPTION.remove(Objects.hash(atomicTest.getRunner(), atomicTest.getIdentity()));
+        HASHCODE_TO_DESCRIPTION.remove(Objects.hash(atomicTest.getRunner(), atomicTest.getIdentity().toString()));
         Object target = DESCRIPTION_TO_TARGET.remove(description.hashCode());
         if (target != null) {
             TARGET_TO_DESCRIPTION.remove(toMapKey(target));
@@ -242,6 +242,6 @@ private static Description getDescriptionOf(EachTestNotifier notifier) {
      * @return {@link Description} hash code
      */
     private static Integer getDescriptionHashFor(Object runner, FrameworkMethod method) {
-        return HASHCODE_TO_DESCRIPTION.get(Objects.hash(runner, method));
+        return HASHCODE_TO_DESCRIPTION.get(Objects.hash(runner, method.toString()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/GetAnnotations.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/GetAnnotations.java
index aeba5dc..1062394 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/GetAnnotations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/GetAnnotations.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 public class GetAnnotations {
     
-    private static final Map<Integer, Annotation[]> ANNOTATIONS = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private static final Map<String, Annotation[]> ANNOTATIONS = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     /**
      * Interceptor for the {@link org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod#getAnnotations} method.
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ public static Annotation[] intercept(@This final FrameworkMethod method) throws
      * @return array of annotations for the specified method
      */
     static Annotation[] getAnnotationsFor(FrameworkMethod method) {
-        Annotation[] annotations = ANNOTATIONS.get(method.hashCode());
+        Annotation[] annotations = ANNOTATIONS.get(method.toString());
         if (annotations == null) {
             annotations = method.getMethod().getAnnotations();
-            ANNOTATIONS.put(method.hashCode(), annotations);
+            ANNOTATIONS.put(method.toString(), annotations);
         }
         return annotations;
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static Annotation[] getAnnotationsFor(FrameworkMethod method) {
      * @param method target {@link FrameworkMethod} object
      */
     static void releaseAnnotationsFor(FrameworkMethod method) {
-        ANNOTATIONS.remove(method.hashCode());
+        ANNOTATIONS.remove(method.toString());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/ReferenceChecker.java b/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/ReferenceChecker.java
index e0af763..619fefb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/ReferenceChecker.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/automation/junit/ReferenceChecker.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public void testFinished(Description description) throws IllegalArgumentExceptio
         Object runner = atomicTest.getRunner();
         FrameworkMethod method = atomicTest.getIdentity();
         String name = method.getName() + "(" + LifecycleHooks.toMapKey(runner) + ")";
-        hashCodeMap.put(Objects.hash(runner, method), name);
+        hashCodeMap.put(Objects.hash(runner, method.toString()), name);
         
         Object target = LifecycleHooks.getTargetOf(description);
         if (target != null) {