diff --git a/wrappers/java/build.gradle b/wrappers/java/build.gradle
index fb62fed..fa560e0 100644
--- a/wrappers/java/build.gradle
+++ b/wrappers/java/build.gradle
@@ -99,11 +99,18 @@ task buildAndCopyBinaries {
     dependsOn ':copyBinaries'
 }
 
-// Add the dependency to distZip (if it exists from a plugin)
+tasks.named('startScripts') {
+    dependsOn copyMacosNativeDep
+}
+
 tasks.named('distZip') {
     dependsOn copyMacosNativeDep
 }
 
+tasks.named('distTar') {
+    dependsOn copyMacosNativeDep
+}
+
 /* Copy the native bbs file */
 task copyMacosNativeDep(type: Copy) {
     from 'src/main/jniLibs/darwin-x86_64/libbbs.dylib'