diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-cassandra/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-cassandra/build.gradle
index 4a0a1384d34..0754c40fa88 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-cassandra/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-cassandra/build.gradle
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ dependencies {
 	dockerTestImplementation("org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter")
 	dockerTestImplementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers")
 }
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}
+
+tasks.named("compileDockerTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}