diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2af13a5..f00fd61 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id "io.github.balookrd.scrooge-gradle-plugin" version "19.12.1"
+    id 'application'
 }
 
 
@@ -28,3 +29,8 @@ compileScrooge {
     dest = file("src/main/java")
     opts = ["--finagle"]    //default Java code, ["-l","scala"] for scala code
 }
+
+application {
+    mainClass = "org.example.FinagleThriftServer"
+    applicationDefaultJvmArgs = ['-Ddeteste.language=en']
+}
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