diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index beddc60e..d82c8715 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ subprojects { prj ->
 
         maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
         mavenCentral()
+        if (useMavenLocal == 'last') {
+            println "Using mavenLocal() last on project `${prj.name}`"
+            mavenLocal()
+        }
         if(groovyVersion.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
             maven {
                 name = 'ASF Snapshot repo'
                 url = 'https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots'
             }
         }
-        if (useMavenLocal == 'last') {
-            println "Using mavenLocal() last on project `${prj.name}`"
-            mavenLocal()
-        }
     }
 
     tasks.withType(Test) {