diff --git a/aot-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/MicronautAotPlugin.java b/aot-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/MicronautAotPlugin.java
index b272954b..548f802e 100644
--- a/aot-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/MicronautAotPlugin.java
+++ b/aot-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/MicronautAotPlugin.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ private void registerJavaExecOptimizedRun(Project project,
                 conf.setCanBeConsumed(false);
                 conf.setCanBeConsumed(true);
                 // Use the same attributes as runtimeClasspath for resolution
-                AttributeUtils.copyAttributes(conf, runtimeClasspath);
+                AttributeUtils.copyAttributes(runtimeClasspath, conf);
             });
 
             tasks.register("optimizedRun", JavaExec.class, task -> {
diff --git a/functional-tests/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/BasicMicronautAOTSpec.groovy b/functional-tests/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/BasicMicronautAOTSpec.groovy
index d9c4a7ab..b1f05e8b 100644
--- a/functional-tests/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/BasicMicronautAOTSpec.groovy
+++ b/functional-tests/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/gradle/aot/BasicMicronautAOTSpec.groovy
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package io.micronaut.gradle.aot
 
+import io.micronaut.gradle.AbstractGradleBuildSpec
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome
 import spock.lang.Issue
+import spock.lang.Requires
 
 class BasicMicronautAOTSpec extends AbstractAOTPluginSpec {
 
@@ -153,4 +155,20 @@ class BasicMicronautAOTSpec extends AbstractAOTPluginSpec {
         result.task(":prepareJitOptimizations").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
     }
 
+    @Requires({ AbstractGradleBuildSpec.graalVmAvailable && !os.windows })
+    def "can compile standard and optimized native apps"() {
+        withSample("aot/basic-app")
+        withPlugins(Plugins.APPLICATION)
+
+        when:
+        def result = build(task)
+
+        then:
+        result.task(":$task").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+
+        where:
+        task << ["nativeCompile", "nativeOptimizedCompile"]
+
+    }
+
 }