diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a0b7766c6..a5e482eb9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->
   })
 }
 
-task runApplication() {
+task runApplication << {
   def result = exec {
     executable = android.getAdbExecutable().toString()
     ignoreExitValue true