diff --git a/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh b/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh
index a6bb1064a589..367aff216023 100755
--- a/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh
+++ b/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh
@@ -1229,11 +1229,18 @@ nightly_tutorial_test_ubuntu_python2_gpu() {
 nightly_java_demo_test_cpu() {
     set -ex
     cd /work/mxnet/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo
-    make javademo
-    ./bin/java_sample.sh
-    ./bin/run_od.sh
+    make java_ci_demo
+    bash bin/java_sample.sh
+    bash bin/run_od.sh
 }
 
+nightly_scala_demo_test_cpu() {
+    set -ex
+    cd /work/mxnet/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo
+    make scala_ci_demo
+    bash bin/demo.sh
+    bash bin/run_im.sh
+}
 
 # Deploy
 
diff --git a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/Makefile b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/Makefile
index 4f2b5e938970..3811d75d2091 100644
--- a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/Makefile
+++ b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE := 2.11
-MXNET_VERSION := [1.5.0-SNAPSHOT,\)
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	UNAME_S := Windows
@@ -41,11 +40,13 @@ else
 endif
 
 javademo:
-	(mvn install dependency:copy-dependencies package -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.version=$(MXNET_VERSION))
+	(mvn install -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
+		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE))
+
+java_ci_demo:
+	(mvn -Pci-nightly install -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
+		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE))
 
 javaclean:
 	(mvn clean -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.version=$(MXNET_VERSION))
+		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE))
diff --git a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/README.md b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/README.md
index ca2828ae405d..73e9284a96ef 100644
--- a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/README.md
+++ b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/README.md
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ You can use the following instruction as an alternative to achieve the same resu
 User are required to use `mvn package` to build the package,
  which are shown below:
 ```Bash
-export SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE=2.11 MXNET_VERSION=1.5.0-SNAPSHOT
+export SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE=2.11
 export SCALA_PKG_PROFILE=
 mvn package -Dmxnet.profile=$SCALA_PKG_PROFILE \
-		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE \
-		-Dmxnet.version=$MXNET_VERSION
+		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE
 ```
-These environment variable (`SCALA_PKG_PROFILE`, `SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE`, `MXNET_VERSION`)
+These environment variable (`SCALA_PKG_PROFILE`, `SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE`)
 should be set before executing the line above.
 The `SCALA_PKG_PROFILE` should be chosen from `osx-x86_64-cpu`, `linux-x86_64-cpu` or `linux-x86_64-gpu`.
 
diff --git a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/pom.xml b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/pom.xml
index cfbe8d82a6bb..b7502a66c511 100644
--- a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/java-demo/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>MXNet Java Demo</name>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>ci-nightly</id>
+            <repositories>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>Apache Snapshot</id>
+                    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots</url>
+                </repository>
+            </repositories>
+            <properties>
+                <mxnet.version>[1.5.0-SNAPSHOT, )</mxnet.version>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <repositories>
         <repository>
             <id>Apache Snapshot</id>
@@ -18,6 +33,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <mxnet.version>[1.5.0-SNAPSHOT, )</mxnet.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -33,4 +49,23 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.9</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/Makefile b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/Makefile
index 458077d13904..9f7f2840e9a4 100644
--- a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/Makefile
+++ b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE := 2.11
 SCALA_VERSION := 2.11.8
-MXNET_VERSION := 1.3.0
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	UNAME_S := Windows
@@ -44,11 +43,14 @@ endif
 scalademo:
 	(mvn package -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
 		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.version=$(MXNET_VERSION) \
+		-Dscala.version=$(SCALA_VERSION))
+
+scala_ci_demo:
+	(mvn -Pci-nightly package -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
+		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE) \
 		-Dscala.version=$(SCALA_VERSION))
 
 scalaclean:
 	(mvn clean -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
 		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.version=$(MXNET_VERSION) \
 		-Dscala.version=$(SCALA_VERSION))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/README.md b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/README.md
index 300fc7b2e108..1cc5a6d42b95 100644
--- a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/README.md
+++ b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/README.md
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ This is an project created to use Maven-published Scala package with two Scala e
 User are required to use `mvn package` to build the package,
  which are shown below:
 ```Bash
-export SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE=2.11 SCALA_VERSION=2.11.8 MXNET_VERSION=1.3.0
+export SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE=2.11 SCALA_VERSION=2.11.8
 export SCALA_PKG_PROFILE=
 mvn package -Dmxnet.profile=$(SCALA_PKG_PROFILE) \
 		-Dmxnet.scalaprofile=$(SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE) \
-		-Dmxnet.version=$(MXNET_VERSION) \
 		-Dscala.version=$(SCALA_VERSION)
 ```
-These environment variable (`SCALA_PKG_PROFILE`, `SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE`, `MXNET_VERSION`, `SCALA_VERSION`)
+These environment variable (`SCALA_PKG_PROFILE`, `SCALA_VERSION_PROFILE`, `SCALA_VERSION`)
 should be set before executing the line above.
 
 To obtain the most recent MXNet version, please click [here](https://mvnrepository.com/search?q=org.apache.mxnet)
diff --git a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/pom.xml b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/pom.xml
index a908487cd21d..1d89f97655d2 100644
--- a/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/scala-package/mxnet-demo/scala-demo/pom.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@
     <name>MXNet Scala Demo</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>ci-nightly</id>
+            <repositories>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>Apache Snapshot</id>
+                    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots</url>
+                </repository>
+            </repositories>
+            <properties>
+                <mxnet.version>[1.5.0-SNAPSHOT, )</mxnet.version>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+    <properties>
+        <mxnet.version>[1.3.1, )</mxnet.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.mxnet</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/nightly/Jenkinsfile b/tests/nightly/Jenkinsfile
index b8e2849fd6a3..758c86476f75 100755
--- a/tests/nightly/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/tests/nightly/Jenkinsfile
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ core_logic: {
         }
       }
     },
+    'Scala Demo: CPU': {
+      node(NODE_LINUX_CPU) {
+        ws('workspace/scala-demo') {
+          utils.init_git()
+          utils.docker_run('ubuntu_nightly_cpu', 'nightly_scala_demo_test_cpu', false)
+        }
+      }
+    },
     'MXNetJS: CPU': {
       node(NODE_LINUX_CPU) {
         ws('workspace/nt-mxnetjs') {