diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/remote/DependencyData.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/remote/DependencyData.kt
index 175d1ef5..893e51e8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/remote/DependencyData.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/remote/DependencyData.kt
@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ class DependencyData @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors, val dep
                     allDeps(project.compileProvidedDependencies).map { toDependencyData(it, "compile") }
             val testDependencies = allDeps(project.testDependencies).map { toDependencyData(it, "testCompile") }
 
-            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-            val pd = (project.projectProperties.get(JvmCompilerPlugin.DEPENDENT_PROJECTS)
-                    as List<ProjectDescription>)
-            val dependentProjects = pd.filter { it.project.name == project.name }.flatMap {
-                it.dependsOn.map {
-                    it.name
+            val pd = project.projectProperties.get(JvmCompilerPlugin.DEPENDENT_PROJECTS)
+            val dependentProjects = if (pd != null) {
+                    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+                    (pd as List<ProjectDescription>).filter { it.project.name == project.name }.flatMap {
+                        it.dependsOn.map { it.name }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    emptyList()
                 }
-            }
 
             // Separate resource from source directories
             val sources = project.sourceDirectories.partition { KFiles.isResource(it) }