diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt
index fc7b83cd..c27e26bb 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ open class JvmCompilerPlugin @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    @Task(name = "doc", description = "Generate the documentation for the project", group = GROUP_DOCUMENTATION)
+    @Task(name = "doc", description = "Generate the documentation for the project", group = GROUP_DOCUMENTATION,
+            runBefore = arrayOf("assemble"))
     fun taskJavadoc(project: Project): TaskResult {
         val docGenerator = ActorUtils.selectAffinityActor(project, context, context.pluginInfo.docContributors)
         if (docGenerator != null) {