diff --git a/metadata-integration/java/datahub-client/build.gradle b/metadata-integration/java/datahub-client/build.gradle
index af71227809d2a..2535d091f6ce5 100644
--- a/metadata-integration/java/datahub-client/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-integration/java/datahub-client/build.gradle
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ compileJava.dependsOn copyAvroSchemas
 
 
 // Add Python environment validation task
-task validatePythonEnv {
+task validatePythonEnv(dependsOn: [":metadata-ingestion:installDev"]) {
     doFirst {
         def venvPath = System.getProperty('python.venv.path', '../../../metadata-ingestion/venv')
         def isWindows = System.getProperty('os.name').toLowerCase().contains('windows')