diff --git a/kobalt/src/Build.kt b/kobalt/src/Build.kt
index d02ee051..4114cb24 100644
--- a/kobalt/src/Build.kt
+++ b/kobalt/src/Build.kt
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ fun readVersion() : String {
     }
 }
 
-@Task(name = "copyVersionForWrapper", runBefore = arrayOf("assemble"), runAfter = arrayOf("compile"), description = "")
+@Task(name = "copyVersionForWrapper", runBefore = arrayOf("assemble"),
+        reverseDependsOn = arrayOf("compile"), description = "")
 fun taskCopyVersionForWrapper(project: Project) : TaskResult {
     if (project.name == "kobalt-wrapper") {
         val toString = "modules/wrapper/kobaltBuild/classes"
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/VerifyKobaltZipTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/VerifyKobaltZipTest.kt
index 861a8ea3..036ed235 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/VerifyKobaltZipTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/VerifyKobaltZipTest.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class VerifyKobaltZipTest : KobaltTest() {
                     verifyMainJarFile(ins)
                     foundJar = true
                 } else if (entry.name.endsWith("kobalt-wrapper.jar")) {
+                    val ins = zipFile.getInputStream(entry)
                     foundWrapperJar = true
+                    assertExistsInJarInputStream(JarInputStream(ins), "kobalt.properties")
                 }
                 entry = stream.nextEntry
             }