diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b0d0370a9..6efddd406 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ shadowJar {
 
 //shadowJar.dependsOn([':core:serializeEngines'])
 
+// Runs a build of the application.  This does not include executions of the
+// serialization of engines.
 tasks.register('deploy') {
     group = 'openrocket'
     dependsOn 'shadowJar'
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ tasks.register('deploy') {
         println "Completed the deployable jar in './build/libs"
     }
 }
+// Runs a complete build of the application.  This includes executions the
+// serialization of engines by fetching data from ThrustCurve.
 tasks.register('deployFull') {
     group = 'openrocket'
     dependsOn ':core:serializeEngines', 'shadowJar'
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 5f555f767..a94c23244 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 def serializedEnginesPath = './src/main/resources/datafiles/thrustcurves/thrustcurves.ser'
+// Deletes the serialize engine file if it exists.
 tasks.register('serializeEnginesDelete', Delete) {
     group = 'openrocket'
     delete fileTree(serializedEnginesPath)
 }
+// Executes the serialization of engines from ThrustCurve.
 tasks.register('serializeEngines') {
     group = 'openrocket'
     if (!project.file(serializedEnginesPath).exists()) {
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ tasks.register('serializeEngines') {
         dependsOn serializeEnginesExecute
     }
     else {
-        println 'Serialized engines in ${project.file(serializedEnginesPath)} already exist.'
+        println "Serialized engines in ${project.file(serializedEnginesPath)} already exist."
     }
 }
 tasks.register('serializeEnginesExecute', JavaExec) {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ tasks.register('copyReadmeMain', Copy) {
     }
 }
 
-clean.dependsOn([serializeEnginesDelete])
+//clean.dependsOn([serializeEnginesDelete])
 compileJava.dependsOn([copyReadmeMain])
 
 // https://docs.gradle.org/7.4/userguide/cross_project_publications.html
diff --git a/swing/build.gradle b/swing/build.gradle
index e8d3d1b9c..3b5fd32b2 100644
--- a/swing/build.gradle
+++ b/swing/build.gradle
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ tasks.register('externalComponentsValidate') {
     def externalResourceComponents = './resources-src/datafiles/components-dbcook/orc';
     def git = '../.git';
     if (!project.file(externalResourceComponents).exists()) {
-        println 'found: ${project.file(externalResourceComponents)}'
+        println "found: ${project.file(externalResourceComponents)}"
         def message = "The component database is now a submodule, and must be included into\n" +
                 "this project to compile and run the app.\n" +
                 "\n";