diff --git a/gradle-plugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/emergetools/android/gradle/EmergePlugin.kt b/gradle-plugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/emergetools/android/gradle/EmergePlugin.kt
index 066a2c7c..a630909f 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/emergetools/android/gradle/EmergePlugin.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugin/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/emergetools/android/gradle/EmergePlugin.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class EmergePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
           registerSnapshotTasks(appProject, emergeExtension, variant, androidTest)
         }
 
-        if (appProject.hasProperty(EMERGE_DEBUG_TASK_PROPERTY)) {
+        if (appProject.providers.gradleProperty(EMERGE_DEBUG_TASK_PROPERTY).orNull != null) {
           registerDebugTasks(appProject, emergeExtension)
         }
       }