diff --git a/shared/examplecheck.gradle b/shared/examplecheck.gradle
index bbd7f65c80..347475116a 100644
--- a/shared/examplecheck.gradle
+++ b/shared/examplecheck.gradle
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ task checkSnippets(type: Task) {
 }
 
 task checkCommands(type: Task) {
+    def isCppCommands = project.isCppCommands;
     doLast {
         def parsedJson = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(commandFile.text)
         fileCheck(parsedJson, commandDirectory)
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ task checkCommands(type: Task) {
             assert it.foldername != null
             assert it.replacename != null
             assert it.commandversion != null
-            if (project.isCppCommands) {
+            if (isCppCommands) {
                 assert it.headers != null
                 assert !it.headers.isEmpty()
                 assert it.source != null