diff --git a/lgtm.yml b/lgtm.yml
index 19be59bcb..5c3fdd786 100644
--- a/lgtm.yml
+++ b/lgtm.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ extraction:
   java:
     index:
       build_command:
-      - mvn clean test
+      - mvn clean test-compile
 
 queries:
   - exclude: java/insecure-cookie