diff --git a/TrafficCapture/build.gradle b/TrafficCapture/build.gradle
index 6ae9a3372..6aca4364b 100644
--- a/TrafficCapture/build.gradle
+++ b/TrafficCapture/build.gradle
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ allprojects {
     }
 
     tasks.withType(Test) {
+        // Getting javadoc to compile is part of the test suite to ensure we are able to publish our artifacts
+        dependsOn project.javadoc
+
         // Provide way to exclude particular tests from CLI
         // e.g. ./gradlew test -PexcludeTests=**/KafkaProtobufConsumerLongTermTest*
         if (project.hasProperty('excludeTests')) {