diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/config/GradleScriptType.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/config/GradleScriptType.java
index d39a925345f2..c7303bc4a2a9 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/config/GradleScriptType.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/config/GradleScriptType.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class GradleScriptType extends GroovyRunnableScriptType {
     List<String> tasks = getTasksTarget(location);
     if (tasks != null) {
       String s = StringUtil.join(tasks, " ");
-      configuration.setProgramParameters(s);
+      configuration.setProgramParameters(s + " --no-daemon");
       configuration.setName("gradle:" + s);
     }
     RunManagerEx.disableTasks(file.getProject(), configuration, CompileStepBeforeRun.ID, CompileStepBeforeRunNoErrorCheck.ID);