diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f721c182..08594083 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder
 import java.util.regex.*
 
+//plugins {
+//  id "com.dorongold.task-tree" version "1.5"
+//}
+
 defaultTasks 'assemble'
 
 allprojects {
diff --git a/samples/fitch/build.gradle b/samples/fitch/build.gradle
index c4c76363..f741cdd2 100644
--- a/samples/fitch/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/fitch/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ant.importBuild('build.xml') {antTarget ->
 }
 
 // ensure 'generate' runs before 'classes' ('generate' is NOT optional)
-'fitch-classes' {
+'fitch-compileJava' {
   dependsOn {
     'fitch-generate'
   }
diff --git a/samples/lambdacalc/build.gradle b/samples/lambdacalc/build.gradle
index bb1a52f2..5beeeaf9 100644
--- a/samples/lambdacalc/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/lambdacalc/build.gradle
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ ant.importBuild('build.xml') {antTarget ->
 }
 
 // ensure 'generate' runs before 'classes' ('generate' is NOT optional)
-'lambdacalc-classes' {
+'lambdacalc-compileJava' {
   dependsOn {
     'lambdacalc-generate'
-  }
+  }  
   mustRunAfter {
     'lambdacalc-generate'
   }
diff --git a/samples/mpscore/build.gradle b/samples/mpscore/build.gradle
index 4ef32858..73350750 100644
--- a/samples/mpscore/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/mpscore/build.gradle
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ ant.importBuild('build.xml') {antTarget ->
 }
 
 // ensure 'generate' runs before 'classes' ('generate' is NOT optional)
-'mpscore-classes' {
+'mpscore-compileJava' {
   dependsOn {
     'mpscore-generate'
-  }
+  }  
   mustRunAfter {
     'mpscore-generate'
   }
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ check {
     'mpscore-check'
   }
 }
+