diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.project b/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.project
index 76c6118b5..72c9a6986 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-boot-app-cli/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.project b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.project
index c9d9c8fb0..26dda6f49 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.project b/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.project
index bca620960..f67bc0656 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-java/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1