diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2fe82fbc3b5..5523188c902 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-engine', version: jUnitVersion
 }
 
+run {
+    enableAssertions = true
+}
+
 shadowJar {
     archiveFileName = 'fasttrack.jar'
 }