--- a/groovy.grails/src/org/netbeans/modules/groovy/grails/api/ExecutionSupport.java	
+++ a/groovy.grails/src/org/netbeans/modules/groovy/grails/api/ExecutionSupport.java	
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ 
 
                 String[] args;
                 if (GrailsPlatform.Version.VERSION_1_1.compareTo(platform.getVersion()) <= 0) {
-                    args = new String[] {"--non-interactive", name}; // NOI18N
+                    args = new String[] {name, "--non-interactive"}; // NOI18N
                 } else {
                     args = new String[] {name};
                 }