diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2cb8f582..d9160f68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 1.9.9 / 2014-05-xx
 ==================
 
+* Bugfix: properly respect resolutionStrategy.force 'group:artifact:version' present in build.gradle
 * Add commitLock task
 
 1.9.8 / 2014-05-02
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPlugin.groovy
index 111d4b5f..d20709af 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPlugin.groovy
@@ -132,10 +132,13 @@ class DependencyLockPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             logger.info("Using command line overrides ${project['dependencyLock.override']}")
         }
 
-        def overrideModules = overrides.collect { "${it.key}:${it.value}" }
+        def overrideForces = overrides.collect { "${it.key}:${it.value}" }
+        logger.debug(overrideForces.toString())
 
         project.configurations.all {
-            resolutionStrategy.forcedModules = overrideModules
+            resolutionStrategy {
+                overrideForces.each { dep -> force dep}
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -143,15 +146,17 @@ class DependencyLockPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         logger.info("Using ${dependenciesLock.name} to lock dependencies")
         def locks = loadLock(dependenciesLock)
         def nonProjectLocks = locks.findAll { it.value?.locked }
-        def forcedModules = nonProjectLocks.collect {
+        def lockForces = nonProjectLocks.collect {
             overrides.containsKey(it.key) ? "${it.key}:${overrides[it.key]}" : "${it.key}:${it.value.locked}"
         }
         def unusedOverrides = overrides.findAll { !locks.containsKey(it.key) }.collect { "${it.key}:${it.value}" }
-        forcedModules << unusedOverrides
-        logger.debug(forcedModules.toString())
+        lockForces << unusedOverrides
+        logger.debug(lockForces.toString())
 
         project.configurations.all {
-            resolutionStrategy.forcedModules = forcedModules
+            resolutionStrategy {
+                lockForces.each { dep -> force dep}
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPluginSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPluginSpec.groovy
index 6617a00d..f7b16231 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPluginSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockPluginSpec.groovy
@@ -99,6 +99,33 @@ class DependencyLockPluginSpec extends ProjectSpec {
         foo.moduleVersion == '2.0.1'
     }
 
+    def 'command line override of a dependency with forces in place'() {
+        stockTestSetup()
+
+        project.dependencies {
+            compile 'test.example:baz:1.+'
+        }
+
+        project.configurations.all {
+            resolutionStrategy {
+                force 'test.example:baz:1.0.0'
+            }
+        }
+
+        project.ext.set('dependencyLock.override', 'test.example:foo:2.0.1')
+
+        when:
+        project.apply plugin: pluginName
+        triggerTaskGraphWhenReady()
+        def resolved = project.configurations.compile.resolvedConfiguration
+
+        then:
+        def foo = resolved.firstLevelModuleDependencies.find { it.moduleName == 'foo' }
+        foo.moduleVersion == '2.0.1'
+        def baz = resolved.firstLevelModuleDependencies.find { it.moduleName == 'baz' }
+        baz.moduleVersion == '1.0.0'
+    }
+
     def 'command line overrides of multiple dependencies'() {
         def dependenciesLock = new File(projectDir, 'dependencies.lock')
         dependenciesLock << '''\