diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/iceaxe.java-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/iceaxe.java-conventions.gradle
index 7ecf8694..b8e04c96 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/iceaxe.java-conventions.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/iceaxe.java-conventions.gradle
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ checkstyleTest.enabled = false
 spotbugsMain.enabled = false
 spotbugsTest.enabled = false
 
+javadoc.failOnError = false
+
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) { task ->
     task.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 }