diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ibm/northstar/utils/BuildProject.java b/src/main/java/com/ibm/northstar/utils/BuildProject.java
index 2156f926..cea5addf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ibm/northstar/utils/BuildProject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ibm/northstar/utils/BuildProject.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public static boolean downloadLibraryDependencies(String projectPath) {
         }
     }
 
-    public void cleanLibraryDependencies() {
+    public static void cleanLibraryDependencies() {
         if (libDownloadPath != null) {
             Log.info("Cleaning up library dependency directory: " + libDownloadPath);
             try {