diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 184a4516d..60a35f49b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ script:
 # and Docker test does not run if integration test fails, which makes PR failure easier to understand.
 # @see https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/job-lifecycle/#customizing-the-build-phase
 # NOTE: Sleep after docker-compose increased to 60 seconds as often Travis would fail to get Docker up in 30 seconds
-  - ./gradlew --console=plain -q licenseMain licenseTest licenseIntegrationTest check  &&  ./gradlew --console=plain integrationTest --fail-fast  &&  sudo service mysql stop  &&  docker-compose build  &&  docker-compose up -d  &&  sleep 60s  &&  http --verify=no --timeout 240 --check-status get https://localhost:8443/fineract-provider/actuator/health  &&  (( $(http --verify=no --timeout 30 --check-status --body get https://localhost:8443/fineract-provider/actuator/info | wc --chars) > 100 ))
+  - ./gradlew --console=plain -PautomatedBuild=true -q licenseMain licenseTest licenseIntegrationTest check  &&  ./gradlew --console=plain -PautomatedBuild=true integrationTest --fail-fast  &&  sudo service mysql stop  &&  docker-compose build  &&  docker-compose up -d  &&  sleep 60s  &&  http --verify=no --timeout 240 --check-status get https://localhost:8443/fineract-provider/actuator/health  &&  (( $(http --verify=no --timeout 30 --check-status --body get https://localhost:8443/fineract-provider/actuator/info | wc --chars) > 100 ))
 # We stop the mysql system service when running the Docker test to avoid port 3306 conflicts (unless we run the mysql in docker-compose on another port; req. FINERACT-773)
 # The fany /actuator/info test makes sure that has more than 100 characters of JSON to test that the git.properties worked (see FINERACT-983)
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fa32a21d0..bfc5350b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y wget
 COPY . fineract
 WORKDIR /fineract
 
-RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon -q -x rat -x test bootJar
+RUN ./gradlew -PautomatedBuild=true --no-daemon -q -x rat -x test bootJar
 
 WORKDIR /fineract/target
 RUN jar -xf /fineract/build/libs/fineract-provider.jar
diff --git a/fineract-provider/build.gradle b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
index ff5af1f49..d783ccb25 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
@@ -576,10 +576,15 @@ modernizer {
     ]
 }
 
-compileJava{
+compileJava {
     dependsOn rat
-    dependsOn spotlessCheck
     finalizedBy resolve
+
+    if (project.hasProperty("automatedBuild")) {
+        dependsOn(spotlessCheck)
+    } else {
+        dependsOn(spotlessApply)
+    }
 }
 
 war {