diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml
index e3f9b9fd29..ddc24ab06b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Tools
         run: sudo apt-get install ncftp
 
+      - name: Generate Java (Antlr)
+        working-directory: ./java_tools/configuration_definition
+        run: ant antlr
+
       - name: Build console
         working-directory: ./java_console
         run: ant server_jar
diff --git a/java_console/build.xml b/java_console/build.xml
index 0fa8bd22f0..31fdeed716 100644
--- a/java_console/build.xml
+++ b/java_console/build.xml
@@ -42,12 +42,7 @@
         </jar>
     </target>
 
-<!--    todo: there must be a way to invoke a task from configuration_definition build.xml? -->
-    <target name="antlr">
-        <java jar="../java_tools/configuration_definition/lib/antlr-4.5-complete.jar" args="-o ../java_tools/configuration_definition/src/com/rusefi/generated ../java_tools/configuration_definition/RusefiConfigGrammar.g4" fork="true" failonerror="true" />
-    </target>
-
-    <target name="compile" depends="antlr">
+    <target name="compile">
         <mkdir dir="build/classes"/>
         <javac debug="yes" destdir="build/classes"
                classpath="${lib_list}">
diff --git a/misc/jenkins/build_java_console.sh b/misc/jenkins/build_java_console.sh
index f3364179f7..08ebbc726f 100644
--- a/misc/jenkins/build_java_console.sh
+++ b/misc/jenkins/build_java_console.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 echo "java version"
 java -version
 
+echo "Generating Java (Antlr)"
+cd java_tools/configuration_definition
+ant antlr
+cd ../..
+
 echo "Building java console"
 pwd
 cd java_console