diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 15a841f2f..5381c9222 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ bootWar {
         //This way, it works with both embedded and external Tomcat
         into 'WEB-INF/classes/resources'
     }
+    dependsOn 'copyApplicationYAML'
     archiveName = "${baseName}-${version}.war"
 }
 
@@ -411,4 +412,4 @@ dockerRun {
     daemonize true
     command '--spring.profiles.include=very-dangerous,dev', '--shibui.default-password={noop}password'
     clean true
-}
+}
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