i think i fixed it. I moved the kotlin compiler up earlier in the phases <plugin> <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId> <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>${kotlin.version}</version> <executions> <execution> <id>compile</id> <phase>process-sources</phase> <goals> <goal>compile</goal> </goals> </execution> <execution> <id>test-compile</id> <phase>process-test-sources</phase> <goals> <goal>test-compile</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> </plugin>