diff --git a/conjure-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/parser/types/ConjureType.java b/conjure-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/parser/types/ConjureType.java
index d6cbb17c8..cca60fbe9 100644
--- a/conjure-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/parser/types/ConjureType.java
+++ b/conjure-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/parser/types/ConjureType.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.palantir.conjure.parser.types;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.palantir.parsec.ParseException;
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public interface ConjureType {
 
     <T> T visit(ConjureTypeVisitor<T> visitor);
 
+    @JsonCreator(mode = JsonCreator.Mode.DELEGATING)
     static ConjureType fromString(String value) throws ParseException {
         return TypeParser.INSTANCE.parse(value);
     }
diff --git a/conjure/build.gradle b/conjure/build.gradle
index 9bda06fc8..89925d8e2 100644
--- a/conjure/build.gradle
+++ b/conjure/build.gradle
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ graal {
     // Fail if a native image cannot be created. Otherwise a fallback image which relies
     // on a hotspot jdk is required.
     option '--no-fallback'
+    option '--static'
     // Missing classes result in runtime failures rather than compile time. Many libraries
     // have optional dependencies that may be excluded. Take the log4j-core disruptor
     // dependency for example.
diff --git a/conjure/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/cli/RuntimeReflectionRegistrationFeature.java b/conjure/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/cli/RuntimeReflectionRegistrationFeature.java
index 0b1c35cf2..e2d81f448 100644
--- a/conjure/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/cli/RuntimeReflectionRegistrationFeature.java
+++ b/conjure/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/cli/RuntimeReflectionRegistrationFeature.java
@@ -27,11 +27,16 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+import javax.annotation.CheckReturnValue;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platform;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platforms;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.Feature;
@@ -44,13 +49,20 @@ final class RuntimeReflectionRegistrationFeature implements Feature {
     @Override
     public void beforeAnalysis(BeforeAnalysisAccess access) {
         // Common standard library classes
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(String.class);
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(HashSet.class);
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(HashMap.class);
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(LinkedHashMap.class);
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(ArrayList.class);
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(LinkedList.class);
-        maybeRegisterClassForReflection(ConcurrentHashMap.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(String.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(HashSet.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(LinkedHashSet.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(HashMap.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(LinkedHashMap.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(ArrayList.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(LinkedList.class);
+        registerClassForReflection(ConcurrentHashMap.class);
+        try {
+            registerClassForReflection(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ext.Java7Handlers.class);
+            registerClassForReflection(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ext.Java7HandlersImpl.class);
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            t.printStackTrace();
+        }
         for (Path jarPath : access.getApplicationClassPath()) {
             String jarFileName = jarPath.getFileName().toString();
             if (!jarFileName.endsWith(".jar")) {
@@ -128,7 +140,7 @@ private static boolean isAnyElementGraalAnnotated(Class<?> clazz) {
     }
 
     private static boolean isAnyElementRuntimeAnnotated(Class<?> clazz) {
-        return isAnyElementAnnotated(clazz, _any -> true);
+        return isAnyElementAnnotated(clazz, RuntimeAnnotationFilter.INSTANCE);
     }
 
     private static boolean isAnyElementAnnotated(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Annotation> filter) {
@@ -159,4 +171,27 @@ private static boolean isAnnotated(AnnotatedElement element, Predicate<Annotatio
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    private enum RuntimeAnnotationFilter implements Predicate<Annotation> {
+        INSTANCE;
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean test(Annotation annotation) {
+            // javax nullness. Are these used for validation at runtime?
+            if (annotation instanceof Nullable
+                    || annotation instanceof ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
+                    || annotation instanceof Nonnull
+                    || annotation instanceof CheckReturnValue) {
+                // Deprecation annotations are common and provide little signal.
+                return false;
+            }
+            String name = annotation.annotationType().getName();
+            // Errorprone annotations are used at compile time, not runtime
+            return !name.startsWith("com.google.")
+                    && !name.startsWith("org.checkerframework")
+                    // Deprecated, Documented, Target, Retention, FunctionalInterface,
+                    // SafeVarargs, Inherited, Repeatable
+                    && !name.startsWith("java.lang.");
+        }
+    }
 }