diff --git a/dependency-guard/src/main/kotlin/com/dropbox/gradle/plugins/dependencyguard/DependencyGuardPlugin.kt b/dependency-guard/src/main/kotlin/com/dropbox/gradle/plugins/dependencyguard/DependencyGuardPlugin.kt
index 6272db8..e79dc81 100644
--- a/dependency-guard/src/main/kotlin/com/dropbox/gradle/plugins/dependencyguard/DependencyGuardPlugin.kt
+++ b/dependency-guard/src/main/kotlin/com/dropbox/gradle/plugins/dependencyguard/DependencyGuardPlugin.kt
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ public class DependencyGuardPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     }
 
     private fun attachToCheckTask(target: Project, dependencyGuardTask: TaskProvider<DependencyGuardListTask>) {
-        // Required to add the "check" lifecycle task
-        target.plugins.apply(LifecycleBasePlugin::class.java)
-
-        // Attach the "dependencyGuard" task to the "check" lifecycle task
-        target.tasks.named(LifecycleBasePlugin.CHECK_TASK_NAME).configure {
-            this.dependsOn(dependencyGuardTask)
+        // Only add to the "check" lifecycle task if the base plugin is applied
+        target.pluginManager.withPlugin("base") {
+            // Attach the "dependencyGuard" task to the "check" lifecycle task
+            target.tasks.named(LifecycleBasePlugin.CHECK_TASK_NAME).configure {
+                this.dependsOn(dependencyGuardTask)
+            }
         }
     }