diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt
index adb30740533..be04c1459d4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ internal class DukatCompilationResolverPlugin(
         }
 
         DukatExecutor(
-            nodeJs,
+            nodeJs.versions,
             DtsResolver(npmProject).getAllDts(externalNpmDependencies),
             externalsOutputFormat,
             npmProject,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt
index d3ab9381a63..cbfbfc0faed 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dukat
 
 import org.gradle.internal.service.ServiceRegistry
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.NpmVersions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.NpmProject
 
 class DukatExecutor(
-    val nodeJs: NodeJsRootExtension,
+    val npmVersions: NpmVersions,
     val typeDefinitions: List<DtsResolver.Dts>,
     val externalsOutputFormat: ExternalsOutputFormat,
     val npmProject: NpmProject,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DukatExecutor(
     }
 
     val versionFile = npmProject.externalsDirRoot.resolve("version.txt")
-    val version = DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.VERSION + ", " + nodeJs.versions.dukat.version
+    val version = DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.VERSION + ", " + npmVersions.dukat.version
     val prevVersion = if (versionFile.exists()) versionFile.readText() else null
 
     val inputsFile = npmProject.externalsDirRoot.resolve("inputs.txt")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt
index e24f3fb4b40..7508157c168 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ abstract class DukatTask(
     override val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 ) : DefaultTask(), RequiresNpmDependencies {
     @get:Internal
+    @Transient
     protected val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
 
+    private val resolutionManager = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
+
     @get:Internal
     val compilationName by lazy {
         compilation.disambiguatedName
@@ -31,8 +34,9 @@ abstract class DukatTask(
         get() = true
 
     @get:Internal
-    override val requiredNpmDependencies: Set<RequiredKotlinJsDependency>
-        get() = setOf(nodeJs.versions.dukat)
+    override val requiredNpmDependencies: Set<RequiredKotlinJsDependency> by lazy {
+        setOf(nodeJs.versions.dukat)
+    }
 
     /**
      * [ExternalsOutputFormat] what to generate, sources or binaries
@@ -43,11 +47,10 @@ abstract class DukatTask(
     private val projectPath = project.path
 
     private val compilationResolution
-        get() =
-            nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.requireInstalled(
-                services,
-                logger
-            )[projectPath][compilationName]
+        get() = resolutionManager.requireInstalled(
+            services,
+            logger
+        )[projectPath][compilationName]
 
     @get:Internal
     val dts: List<DtsResolver.Dts>
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ abstract class DukatTask(
 
     @TaskAction
     open fun run() {
-        nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.checkRequiredDependencies(this, services, logger, projectPath)
+        resolutionManager.checkRequiredDependencies(this, services, logger, projectPath)
 
         destinationDir.deleteRecursively()
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt
index d2a43c09ab0..e82c4077a1e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ constructor(
 
     private val npmProject = compilation.npmProject
 
+    private val versions by lazy {
+        nodeJs.versions
+    }
+
     @get:OutputDirectory
     override val destinationDir: File by lazy {
         npmProject.externalsDir
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ constructor(
 
     private val executor
         get() = DukatExecutor(
-            nodeJs,
+            versions,
             dts,
             externalsOutputFormat,
             npmProject,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt
index bafa4f52469..af8da8e9641 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsExec.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ constructor(
     @Internal
     override val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 ) : AbstractExecTask<NodeJsExec>(NodeJsExec::class.java), RequiresNpmDependencies {
+    @Transient
     @get:Internal
     lateinit var nodeJs: NodeJsRootExtension
 
@@ -48,12 +49,13 @@ constructor(
         get() = true
 
     @get:Internal
-    override val requiredNpmDependencies: Set<RequiredKotlinJsDependency>
-        get() = mutableSetOf<RequiredKotlinJsDependency>().also {
+    override val requiredNpmDependencies: Set<RequiredKotlinJsDependency> by lazy {
+        mutableSetOf<RequiredKotlinJsDependency>().also {
             if (sourceMapStackTraces) {
                 it.add(nodeJs.versions.sourceMapSupport)
             }
         }
+    }
 
     override fun exec() {
         val newArgs = mutableListOf<String>()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsSetupTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsSetupTask.kt
index dfef4441c04..df4c26eea0c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsSetupTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsSetupTask.kt
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ import java.net.URI
 
 @CacheableTask
 open class NodeJsSetupTask : DefaultTask() {
+    @Transient
     private val settings = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
     private val env by lazy { settings.requireConfigured() }
     private val fs = FileSystemOperationsCompat(project)
     private val archiveOperations = ArchiveOperationsCompat(project)
+    private val shouldDownload = settings.download
 
     val ivyDependency: String
         @Input get() = env.ivyDependency
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ open class NodeJsSetupTask : DefaultTask() {
     init {
         @Suppress("LeakingThis")
         onlyIf {
-            settings.download && !File(env.nodeExecutable).isFile
+            shouldDownload && !File(env.nodeExecutable).isFile
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmProject.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmProject.kt
index 708960b130c..ac66e7af6f2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmProject.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmProject.kt
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ open class NpmProject(@Transient val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation) {
         buildNpmProjectName()
     }
 
-    val nodeJs by lazy {
-        NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
-    }
+    @Transient
+    val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
 
-    val dir: File
-        get() = nodeJs.projectPackagesDir.resolve(name)
+    val dir: File by lazy {
+        nodeJs.projectPackagesDir.resolve(name)
+    }
 
     val target: KotlinJsTargetDsl
         get() = compilation.target as KotlinJsTargetDsl
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ open class NpmProject(@Transient val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation) {
 
     internal val modules = NpmProjectModules(dir)
 
-    private val rootNodeModules: NpmProjectModules?
-        get() = NpmProjectModules(nodeJs.rootPackageDir)
+    private val nodeExecutable by lazy {
+        nodeJs.requireConfigured().nodeExecutable
+    }
 
     fun useTool(
         exec: ExecSpec,
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ open class NpmProject(@Transient val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation) {
         args: List<String>
     ) {
         exec.workingDir = dir
-        exec.executable = nodeJs.requireConfigured().nodeExecutable
+        exec.executable = nodeExecutable
         exec.args = nodeArgs + require(tool) + args
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PublicPackageJsonTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PublicPackageJsonTask.kt
index 3a6c97b1b5f..1eded8ae030 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PublicPackageJsonTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/PublicPackageJsonTask.kt
@@ -24,16 +24,19 @@ constructor(
     private val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 ) : DefaultTask() {
     private val npmProject = compilation.npmProject
+
+    @Transient
     private val nodeJs = npmProject.nodeJs
+    private val resolutionManager = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
 
     private val compilationName = compilation.disambiguatedName
     private val projectPath = project.path
 
     private val compilationResolution
-        get() = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.requireInstalled(
-                services,
-                logger
-            )[projectPath][compilationName]
+        get() = resolutionManager.requireInstalled(
+            services,
+            logger
+        )[projectPath][compilationName]
 
     private val packageJsonHandlers = compilation.packageJsonHandlers
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt
index b3214b63745..527bbaec5b0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ open class KotlinNpmInstallTask : DefaultTask() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Transient
     private val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
-    private val resolutionManager get() = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
+    private val resolutionManager = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
 
     @Input
     val args: MutableList<String> = mutableListOf()
@@ -47,12 +48,14 @@ open class KotlinNpmInstallTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     // avoid using node_modules as output directory, as it is significantly slows down build
     @get:OutputFile
-    val nodeModulesState: File
-        get() = nodeJs.rootNodeModulesStateFile
+    val nodeModulesState: File by lazy {
+        nodeJs.rootNodeModulesStateFile
+    }
 
     @get:OutputFile
-    val yarnLock: File
-        get() = nodeJs.rootPackageDir.resolve("yarn.lock")
+    val yarnLock: File by lazy {
+        nodeJs.rootPackageDir.resolve("yarn.lock")
+    }
 
     @TaskAction
     fun resolve() {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
index 2e90802f755..d55f2abd36b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
@@ -18,18 +18,22 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.KotlinCompilationNpmR
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.PACKAGE_JSON_UMBRELLA_TASK_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.dependsOn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.getValue
 import java.io.File
 
 open class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     init {
         onlyIf {
-            nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.isConfiguringState()
+            npmResolutionManager.isConfiguringState()
         }
     }
 
+    @Transient
     private lateinit var nodeJs: NodeJsRootExtension
 
+    private val npmResolutionManager by project.provider { nodeJs.npmResolutionManager }
+
     @Transient
     private lateinit var compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ open class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
     val projectPath = project.path
 
     private val compilationResolver
-        get() = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.resolver[projectPath][compilationDisambiguatedName]
+        get() = npmResolutionManager.resolver[projectPath][compilationDisambiguatedName]
 
     private val producer: KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.PackageJsonProducer
         get() = compilationResolver.packageJsonProducer
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/RootPackageJsonTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/RootPackageJsonTask.kt
index 7da9c63954a..c7ca35c83f5 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/RootPackageJsonTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/RootPackageJsonTask.kt
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ open class RootPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Transient
     private val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
-    private val resolutionManager get() = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
+    private val resolutionManager = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
 
     @get:OutputFile
-    val rootPackageJson: File
-        get() = nodeJs.rootPackageDir.resolve(NpmProject.PACKAGE_JSON)
+    val rootPackageJson: File by lazy {
+        nodeJs.rootPackageDir.resolve(NpmProject.PACKAGE_JSON)
+    }
 
     @TaskAction
     fun resolve() {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/karma/KotlinKarma.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/karma/KotlinKarma.kt
index 7d79e1c613d..af02239b945 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/karma/KotlinKarma.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/karma/KotlinKarma.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ class KotlinKarma(
     @Transient
     private val project: Project = compilation.target.project
     private val npmProject = compilation.npmProject
+    @Transient
     private val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
+    private val nodeRootPackageDir by lazy { nodeJs.rootPackageDir }
     private val versions = nodeJs.versions
 
     private val config: KarmaConfig = KarmaConfig()
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class KotlinKarma(
         devtool = null,
         export = false,
         progressReporter = true,
-        progressReporterPathFilter = nodeJs.rootPackageDir.absolutePath,
+        progressReporterPathFilter = nodeRootPackageDir.absolutePath,
         webpackMajorVersion = webpackMajorVersion
     )
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/mocha/KotlinMocha.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/mocha/KotlinMocha.kt
index b762e1bc2b7..afddea953eb 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/mocha/KotlinMocha.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/testing/mocha/KotlinMocha.kt
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ class KotlinMocha(@Transient override val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation, priv
     @Transient
     private val project: Project = compilation.target.project
     private val npmProject = compilation.npmProject
-    private val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
-    private val versions = nodeJs.versions
+    private val versions = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject).versions
     private val isTeamCity by lazy {
         if (isConfigurationCacheAvailable(project.gradle)) {
             project.providers.gradleProperty(TC_PROJECT_PROPERTY).forUseAtConfigurationTime().isPresent
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/webpack/KotlinWebpack.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/webpack/KotlinWebpack.kt
index 4a3a0c5645d..73b130f95e2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/webpack/KotlinWebpack.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/webpack/KotlinWebpack.kt
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ constructor(
     @Transient
     override val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 ) : DefaultTask(), RequiresNpmDependencies {
+    @Transient
     private val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
     private val versions = nodeJs.versions
+    private val resolutionManager = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager
+    private val rootPackageDir by lazy { nodeJs.rootPackageDir }
 
     private val npmProject = compilation.npmProject
 
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ constructor(
 
     @TaskAction
     fun doExecute() {
-        nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.checkRequiredDependencies(task = this, services = services, logger = logger, projectPath = projectPath)
+        resolutionManager.checkRequiredDependencies(task = this, services = services, logger = logger, projectPath = projectPath)
 
         val runner = createRunner()
 
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ constructor(
             runner.copy(
                 config = runner.config.copy(
                     progressReporter = true,
-                    progressReporterPathFilter = nodeJs.rootPackageDir.absolutePath
+                    progressReporterPathFilter = rootPackageDir.absolutePath
                 )
             ).execute(services)
         }