diff --git a/app-shared-test/build.gradle b/app-shared-test/build.gradle
index c9a64d4..deeb0dc 100644
--- a/app-shared-test/build.gradle
+++ b/app-shared-test/build.gradle
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
+// since it itself contains the Test it doesn't have tests of it's own
+disableTestTasks(this)
+
 dependencies {
     implementation project(":app")
     implementation project(':test-util-android')
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d055725..40d384d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ apply from: 'gradlescripts/ktlint.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradlescripts/lint.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradlescripts/testoptions.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradlescripts/test.tasks.gradle'
-apply from: 'gradlescripts/testdependencies.gradle'
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+apply from: 'gradlescripts/testdependencies.gradle'
+apply from: 'gradlescripts/disable.test.task.gradle'
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diff --git a/examplecase/example-navcontroller-shared-test/build.gradle b/examplecase/example-navcontroller-shared-test/build.gradle
index b05fb63..a33e5ad 100644
--- a/examplecase/example-navcontroller-shared-test/build.gradle
+++ b/examplecase/example-navcontroller-shared-test/build.gradle
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
+// since it itself contains the Test it doesn't have tests of it's own
+disableTestTasks(this)
+
 dependencies {
     applyAppSharedTestDependenciesTo(this)
     implementation project(":examplecase:example-navcontroller")
diff --git a/gradlescripts/disable.test.task.gradle b/gradlescripts/disable.test.task.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5979e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradlescripts/disable.test.task.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+project.ext {
+    // helper function to disable Test Tasks in modules where there are no tests and so the Tests are not required.
+    disableTestTasks = { module ->
+        module.tasks.whenTaskAdded { task ->
+            if(task.name.contains("Test")) {
+                task.enabled = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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