diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79ab398b..899c2693 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
+                        <phase>process-sources</phase>
                         <goals>
-                            <goal>format</goal>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>