diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 06eb5679d..4da04c052 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle
           
-      - name: Check if kotlin files are formatted correctly
-        run: ./gradlew runKtlint
-
       - name: Build debug APK and run jvm tests
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug lintDebug testDebugUnitTest --stacktrace
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug lintDebug testDebugUnitTest --stacktrace -DskipFormatKtlint
 
       - name: Upload APK
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 8c65f3a51..f88167b2e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ task formatKtlint(type: JavaExec) {
 }
 
 afterEvaluate {
-    preDebugBuild.dependsOn formatKtlint, runCheckstyle, runKtlint
+    if (!System.properties.containsKey('skipFormatKtlint')) {
+        preDebugBuild.dependsOn formatKtlint
+    }
+    preDebugBuild.dependsOn runCheckstyle, runKtlint
 }
 
 sonarqube {