diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4871b89f976..dac6ea68047 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-engine', version: jUnitVersion
 }
 
+run {
+    enableAssertions = true
+}
+
 shadowJar {
     archiveFileName = 'HRInsight.jar'
 }