diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 75281e0caa92107b3ac053364f92a8c495a05f51..e0c0ca5d361e58853f3e4591322d2de911dfbeff 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 image:
   file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
 
-gitlab:
-  prebuilds:
-    # enable for the default branch (defaults to true)
-    master: true
-
 tasks:
   - init: sdk use java 16.0.1.hs-adpt
-    prebuild: echo "Prebuild!"
+    prebuild: cd todolist; mvn compile
     command: cd todolist
 
 ports: