diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9c5418bcb..57cf76e7d 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@ spotless {
         googleJavaFormat('1.6').aosp()
         removeUnusedImports()
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+project.tasks['preBuild'].dependsOn 'spotlessApply'