diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d84c5519..66f456e7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ language: java
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk7
 script:
-  - "./gradlew build buildSamples"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - "./gradlew build buildSamples --stacktrace"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/restdocs/build/SampleBuildConfigurer.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/restdocs/build/SampleBuildConfigurer.groovy
index af76b977..1be930cf 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/restdocs/build/SampleBuildConfigurer.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/restdocs/build/SampleBuildConfigurer.groovy
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.springframework.restdocs.build
 
-import org.gradle.StartParameter
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Exec
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.GradleBuild
-import org.gradle.logging.ShowStacktrace
 
 public class SampleBuildConfigurer {
 
@@ -102,12 +100,9 @@ public class SampleBuildConfigurer {
 		Task gradleBuild = project.tasks.create("${name}Gradle", GradleBuild)
 		gradleBuild.description = "Builds the ${name} sample with Gradle"
 		gradleBuild.group = "Build"
+		gradleBuild.dir = this.workingDir
+		gradleBuild.tasks = ['clean', 'build']
 		gradleBuild.dependsOn dependencies
-		StartParameter startParameter = new StartParameter()
-		startParameter.showStacktrace = ShowStacktrace.ALWAYS
-		startParameter.taskNames = ['clean', 'build']
-		startParameter.currentDir = new File(this.workingDir)
-		gradleBuild.startParameter = startParameter
 		return gradleBuild
 	}