diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/type/file/FileResource.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/type/file/FileResource.java
index 7dd7ba36b3..449f4e4064 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/type/file/FileResource.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/type/file/FileResource.java
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ public Resource getCanonicalResource() throws IOException {
 		return new FileResource(provider, getCanonicalPath());
 	}
 
+	public String getCanonicalPath() {
+		try {
+			// java 12 performance regression LDEV-5218
+			if (SystemUtil.JAVA_VERSION > SystemUtil.JAVA_VERSION_11 )
+				return Path.of(getPath()).toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString();
+			return super.getCanonicalPath();
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			return getAbsolutePath();
+		}
+		catch (java.nio.file.InvalidPathException ipe) {
+			return getPath();
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Resource getParentResource() {
 		String p = getParent();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/util/ResourceUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/util/ResourceUtil.java
index cb9b533acf..945168c78e 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/util/ResourceUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/io/res/util/ResourceUtil.java
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ public static Resource getCanonicalResourceEL(Resource res) {
 	public static File getCanonicalFileEL(File file) {
 		if (file == null) return file;
 		try {
+			if (SystemUtil.JAVA_VERSION > SystemUtil.JAVA_VERSION_11 )
+				return file.getAbsoluteFile();
 			return file.getCanonicalFile();
 		}
 		catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/ClassUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/ClassUtil.java
index 8e4354f6f4..bc1cf1b71c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/ClassUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/lucee/commons/lang/ClassUtil.java
@@ -73,16 +73,17 @@ public static Class toClass(PageContext pc, String className) throws ClassExcept
 	}
 
 	private static Class checkPrimaryTypesBytecodeDef(String className, Class defaultValue) {
-		if (className.charAt(0) == '[') {
-			if (className.equals("[V")) return void.class;
-			if (className.equals("[Z")) return boolean.class;
-			if (className.equals("[B")) return byte.class;
-			if (className.equals("[I")) return int.class;
-			if (className.equals("[J")) return long.class;
-			if (className.equals("[F")) return float.class;
-			if (className.equals("[D")) return double.class;
-			if (className.equals("[C")) return char.class;
-			if (className.equals("[S")) return short.class;
+		if (className.length() == 2 && className.charAt(0) == '[') {
+			char pt = className.charAt(1);
+			if (pt == 'V') return void.class;
+			if (pt == 'Z') return boolean.class;
+			if (pt == 'B') return byte.class;
+			if (pt == 'I') return int.class;
+			if (pt == 'J') return long.class;
+			if (pt == 'F') return float.class;
+			if (pt == 'D') return double.class;
+			if (pt == 'C') return char.class;
+			if (pt == 'S') return short.class;
 		}
 		return defaultValue;
 	}
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ private static Class checkPrimaryTypes(String className, Class defaultValue) {
 			isRef = true;
 		}
 
+		if (lcClassName.length() > 9) return defaultValue; // short circuit longest below match is "character"
+
 		if (lcClassName.equals("void")) {
 			return void.class;
 		}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/resource/setting/sysprop-envvar.json b/core/src/main/java/resource/setting/sysprop-envvar.json
index c1369ccb4a..fe31d2867f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/resource/setting/sysprop-envvar.json
+++ b/core/src/main/java/resource/setting/sysprop-envvar.json
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
         "sysprop": "lucee.dump.threads",
         "envvar": "LUCEE_DUMP_THREADS",
         "desc": "Used for debugging, when enabled, it will dump out running threads to the console via the background controller thread"
+    },
+    {
         "sysprop": "lucee.scope.local.capacity",
         "envvar": "LUCEE_SCOPE_LOCAL_CAPACITY",
         "desc": "Sets the initial capacity (size) for the local scope hashmap"
diff --git a/loader/build.xml b/loader/build.xml
index 7f9f99779e..aaa6de1a61 100644
--- a/loader/build.xml
+++ b/loader/build.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project default="core" basedir="." name="Lucee" 
   xmlns:resolver="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant">
 
-  <property name="version" value="6.2.0.231-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="version" value="6.2.0.234-SNAPSHOT"/>
 
   <taskdef uri="antlib:org.apache.maven.resolver.ant" resource="org/apache/maven/resolver/ant/antlib.xml">
     <classpath>
diff --git a/loader/pom.xml b/loader/pom.xml
index e7214df3b6..93f282213f 100644
--- a/loader/pom.xml
+++ b/loader/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.lucee</groupId>
   <artifactId>lucee</artifactId>
-  <version>6.2.0.231-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>6.2.0.234-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Lucee Loader Build</name>