diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 449066833ac..15a41b50268 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ task('generate') {
 task('format') {
     dependsOn generate
     dependsOn spotlessApply
-    dependsOn subprojects.collect { it.getTasksByName('blackFormat', true) }
+    dependsOn subprojects.collect { it.getTasksByName('airbytePythonFormat', true) }
 }
 
 // produce reproducible archives
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/airbyte-python.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/airbyte-python.gradle
index c17bc2cf9a4..88510972cac 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/airbyte-python.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/airbyte-python.gradle
@@ -90,13 +90,17 @@ class AirbytePythonPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             project.check.dependsOn mypyCheck
         }
 
-        project.task('airbytePythonApply', type: DefaultTask) {
-            dependsOn project.installReqs
+        project.task('airbytePythonFormat', type: DefaultTask) {
             dependsOn project.blackFormat
             dependsOn project.isortFormat
             dependsOn project.flakeCheck
         }
 
+        project.task('airbytePythonApply', type: DefaultTask) {
+            dependsOn project.installReqs
+            dependsOn project.airbytePythonFormat
+        }
+
 
         project.task('airbytePythonTest', type: DefaultTask) {
             dependsOn project.airbytePythonApply