diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/CheckVersions.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/CheckVersions.kt
index 85594423..397f7f98 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/CheckVersions.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/CheckVersions.kt
@@ -14,36 +14,36 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 public class CheckVersions @Inject constructor(val depManager: DependencyManager,
         val executors : KobaltExecutors, val aether: Aether) {
 
-    fun run(projects: List<Project>) {
+    fun run(projects: List<Project>) = projects.forEach { run(it) }
+
+    fun run(project: Project) {
         val executor = executors.newExecutor("CheckVersions", 5)
 
         val newVersions = hashSetOf<String>()
-        projects.forEach { project ->
-            listOf(project.compileDependencies, project.testDependencies).forEach { cds ->
-                cds.forEach { dep ->
-                    if (MavenId.isMavenId(dep.id)) {
-                        try {
-                            val latestDep = depManager.create(dep.shortId, project.directory)
-                            val artifact = (latestDep as AetherDependency).artifact
-                            val versions = aether.resolveVersion(artifact)
-                            val highest = versions?.highestVersion?.toString()
-                            if (highest != null && highest != dep.id
-                                   && Versions.toLongVersion(highest) > Versions.toLongVersion(dep.version)) {
-                                newVersions.add(artifact.groupId + ":" + artifact.artifactId + ":" + highest)
-                            }
-                        } catch(e: KobaltException) {
-                            log(1, "  Cannot resolve ${dep.shortId}. ignoring")
+        listOf(project.compileDependencies, project.testDependencies).forEach { cds ->
+            cds.forEach { dep ->
+                if (MavenId.isMavenId(dep.id)) {
+                    try {
+                        val latestDep = depManager.create(dep.shortId, project.directory)
+                        val artifact = (latestDep as AetherDependency).artifact
+                        val versions = aether.resolveVersion(artifact)
+                        val highest = versions?.highestVersion?.toString()
+                        if (highest != null && highest != dep.id
+                               && Versions.toLongVersion(highest) > Versions.toLongVersion(dep.version)) {
+                            newVersions.add(artifact.groupId + ":" + artifact.artifactId + ":" + highest)
                         }
+                    } catch(e: KobaltException) {
+                        log(1, "  Cannot resolve ${dep.shortId}. ignoring")
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
         if (newVersions.size > 0) {
-            log(1, "New versions found:")
-            newVersions.forEach { log(1, "        $it") }
+            log(1, "  New versions found:")
+            newVersions.forEach { log(1, "    $it") }
         } else {
-            log(1, "All dependencies up to date")
+            log(1, "  All dependencies up to date")
         }
         executor.shutdown()
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/KobaltPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/KobaltPlugin.kt
index 1d555276..d8248b75 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/KobaltPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/KobaltPlugin.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class KobaltPlugin @Inject constructor(val checkVersions: CheckVersions, val upd
 
     @Task(name = "checkVersions", description = "Display all the outdated dependencies")
     fun taskCheckVersions(project: Project) : TaskResult {
-        checkVersions.run(context.allProjects)
+        checkVersions.run(project)
         return TaskResult()
     }