diff --git a/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/examples/build.gradle b/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/examples/build.gradle
index 34addac695b1..990dd9571fd9 100644
--- a/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/runners/google-cloud-dataflow-java/examples/build.gradle
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@ def commonConfig = { Map args ->
                "--region=${gcpRegion}",
                "--tempRoot=${actualGcsTempRoot}",
                "--runner=TestDataflowRunner",
-               "--dataflowWorkerJar=${actualDataflowWorkerJar}"]
-       if (actualWorkerHarnessContainerImage) {
-           preCommitBeamTestPipelineOptions += "--workerHarnessContainerImage=${actualWorkerHarnessContainerImage}"
-       }
+               "--dataflowWorkerJar=${actualDataflowWorkerJar}",
+               "--workerHarnessContainerImage=${actualWorkerHarnessContainerImage}"]
        preCommitBeamTestPipelineOptions += additionalOptions
        systemProperty "beamTestPipelineOptions", JsonOutput.toJson(preCommitBeamTestPipelineOptions)
      }