diff --git a/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em b/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em
index 230e65e83f8d0c62782a27474d8ffa214bd94765..73ac7cacb3c532da55d380d07cbec228a44fa7b9 100644
--- a/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em
+++ b/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ endmacro()
 macro(catkin_rosjava_setup)
     find_gradle()
     if( ${ARGC} EQUAL 0 )
-      set(gradle_tasks "install installApp")
+      set(gradle_tasks "install;installApp")
     else()
       string(REPLACE ";" " " gradle_tasks "${ARGV}")
     endif()