diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
index df71a232..cd1fc74c 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
@@ -172,10 +172,11 @@ class TaskManager @Inject constructor(val args: Args,
         //
         // Reverse the always map so that tasks can be looked up.
         //
-        val always = ArrayListMultimap.create<String, String>()
-        alwaysRunAfter.keySet().forEach { k ->
-            alwaysRunAfter[k].forEach { v ->
-                always.put(v, k)
+        val always = ArrayListMultimap.create<String, String>().apply {
+            alwaysRunAfter.keySet().forEach { k ->
+                alwaysRunAfter[k].forEach { v ->
+                    put(v, k)
+                }
             }
         }