diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5ef7668a..cf70db5b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ install:
 
 script:
   - conform enforce
+  - conform build
 
 after_success:
   - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
diff --git a/cmd/build.go b/cmd/build.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..235c5146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/build.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright © 2017 NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/autonomy/conform/pkg/enforcer"
+	"github.com/autonomy/conform/pkg/utilities"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	skipArray []string
+	varArray  []string
+)
+
+// buildCmd represents the build command
+var buildCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "build",
+	Short: "",
+	Long:  ``,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if len(args) != 0 {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("The build command does not take arguments")
+
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if err := utilities.CheckDockerVersion(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		e, err := enforcer.New()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		for _, variable := range varArray {
+			s := strings.Split(variable, "=")
+			if len(s) != 2 {
+				fmt.Printf("Variable key and value must be delimited by a '=': [%s]", variable)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			e.Metadata.Variables[s[0]] = s[1]
+		}
+		for _, skip := range skipArray {
+			for i, stage := range e.Pipeline.Stages {
+				if stage == skip {
+					e.Pipeline.Stages = append(e.Pipeline.Stages[:i], e.Pipeline.Stages[i+1:]...)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if err := e.Pipeline.Build(e.Metadata, e.Stages, e.Tasks); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		if e.Script == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if err := e.Script.Execute(e.Metadata); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(buildCmd)
+	buildCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&skipArray, "skip", []string{}, "skip a stage in the pipeline")
+	buildCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&varArray, "var", []string{}, "set a variable")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/enforce.go b/cmd/enforce.go
index 0459ebf7..e966c7c9 100644
--- a/cmd/enforce.go
+++ b/cmd/enforce.go
@@ -16,18 +16,11 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/autonomy/conform/pkg/enforcer"
-	"github.com/autonomy/conform/pkg/utilities"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var (
-	skipArray []string
-	varArray  []string
-)
-
 // enforceCmd represents the enforce command
 var enforceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "enforce",
@@ -40,30 +33,11 @@ var enforceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		if err := utilities.CheckDockerVersion(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
 		e, err := enforcer.New()
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		for _, variable := range varArray {
-			s := strings.Split(variable, "=")
-			if len(s) != 2 {
-				fmt.Printf("Variable key and value must be delimited by a '=': [%s]", variable)
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
-			e.Metadata.Variables[s[0]] = s[1]
-		}
-		for _, skip := range skipArray {
-			for i, stage := range e.Pipeline.Stages {
-				if stage == skip {
-					e.Pipeline.Stages = append(e.Pipeline.Stages[:i], e.Pipeline.Stages[i+1:]...)
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		if err = e.Enforce(); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(1)
@@ -73,6 +47,4 @@ var enforceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(enforceCmd)
-	enforceCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&skipArray, "skip", []string{}, "skip a stage in the pipeline")
-	enforceCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&varArray, "var", []string{}, "set a variable")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/enforcer/enforcer.go b/pkg/enforcer/enforcer.go
index 918dee20..72723bd7 100644
--- a/pkg/enforcer/enforcer.go
+++ b/pkg/enforcer/enforcer.go
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ func (c *Conform) Enforce() error {
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("passed\n")
 	}
-	err := c.Pipeline.Build(c.Metadata, c.Stages, c.Tasks)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if c.Script != nil {
-		return c.Script.Execute(c.Metadata)
-	}
 
 	return nil
 }