diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc-liquibase/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc-liquibase/build.gradle
index 2aed9c246d6..6993038ba82 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc-liquibase/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc-liquibase/build.gradle
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ dependencies {
 	dockerTestImplementation("org.testcontainers:postgresql")
 	dockerTestImplementation("org.testcontainers:r2dbc")
 }
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}
+
+tasks.named("compileDockerTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}