diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index 52bc1ac5..33e8585c 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -93,17 +93,17 @@ func RunTask(name string) error {
 		return &taskNotFoundError{name}
 	}
 
-	if !Force && isTaskUpToDate(t) {
-		log.Printf(`Task "%s" is up to date`, name)
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	for _, d := range t.Deps {
 		if err := RunTask(d); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	if !Force && isTaskUpToDate(t) {
+		log.Printf(`Task "%s" is up to date`, name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	for _, c := range t.Cmds {
 		if err := runCommand(c, t.Dir); err != nil {
 			return &taskRunError{name, err}