diff --git a/backend/app/build.gradle b/backend/app/build.gradle
index a9d3e0b5c9..653253d78d 100644
--- a/backend/app/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/app/build.gradle
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(project(':security'))
 }
 
+configurations {
+    all*.exclude group: 'com.vaadin.external.google', module: 'android-json'
+}
+
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     maxHeapSize = "2048m"
diff --git a/backend/data/build.gradle b/backend/data/build.gradle
index f4050cc5da..551806de7e 100644
--- a/backend/data/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/data/build.gradle
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(project(':misc'))
 }
 
+configurations {
+    all*.exclude group: 'com.vaadin.external.google', module: 'android-json'
+}
+
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     maxHeapSize = "2048m"
diff --git a/backend/testing/build.gradle b/backend/testing/build.gradle
index 4a27beb378..3252ea2537 100644
--- a/backend/testing/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/testing/build.gradle
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation"
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security")
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail'
-    implementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test') {
-    }
+    implementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
     kapt "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor"
     implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor"
     api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"
@@ -101,6 +100,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql'
 }
 
+configurations {
+    all*.exclude group: 'com.vaadin.external.google', module: 'android-json'
+}
+
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     maxHeapSize = "2048m"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ea304c7a0a..a6b4bcfafa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ project(':server-app').afterEvaluate {
 
     task check {
         dependsOn project(':server-app').tasks.findByName("check")
-        dependsOn project(':server-app').tasks.findByName("ktlintCheck")
+        dependsOn ktlintCheckAll
     }
 
     task bootJar {
@@ -98,13 +98,20 @@ project(':server-app').afterEvaluate {
 
         finalizedBy.add(stopDbChangelogContainer)
 
-
         doFirst {
             project(':server-app').bootRun.systemProperty('spring.profiles.active', 'dbschema')
         }
     }
 }
 
+task ktlintCheckAll(group: "Verification", description: "Runs the ktlint on all projects") {
+    dependsOn getTasksByName("ktlintCheck", true)
+}
+
+task ktlintFormatAll(group: "Formatting", description: "Runs the ktlint formatter on all projects") {
+    dependsOn getTasksByName("ktlintFormat", true)
+}
+
 subprojects {
     task allDeps(type: DependencyReportTask) {}
 }
diff --git a/ee/backend/tests/build.gradle b/ee/backend/tests/build.gradle
index dbbe0c56b4..8e9b06b5bc 100644
--- a/ee/backend/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/ee/backend/tests/build.gradle
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.jacksonModuleKotlin
 }
 
+configurations {
+    all*.exclude group: 'com.vaadin.external.google', module: 'android-json'
+}
+
 kotlin {
     jvmToolchain(11)
 }