diff --git a/idea/idea-fir-performance-tests/build.gradle.kts b/idea/idea-fir-performance-tests/build.gradle.kts
index 5e390461d87..76ba999be43 100644
--- a/idea/idea-fir-performance-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/idea-fir-performance-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ sourceSets {
     "test" { projectDefault() }
 }
 
-if (kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
-    projectTest(parallel = true) {
-        dependsOn(":dist")
-        workingDir = rootDir
+projectTest(parallel = true) {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    doFirst {
+        if (!kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
+            error("Test task in the module should be executed with -Pidea.fir.plugin=true")
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-fir/build.gradle.kts b/idea/idea-fir/build.gradle.kts
index e90d560910b..71c7e9e39f2 100644
--- a/idea/idea-fir/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/idea-fir/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ sourceSets {
     "test" { projectDefault() }
 }
 
-if (kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
-    projectTest(parallel = true) {
-        dependsOn(":dist")
-        workingDir = rootDir
+projectTest(parallel = true) {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    doFirst {
+        if (!kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
+            error("Test task in the module should be executed with -Pidea.fir.plugin=true")
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/build.gradle.kts b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/build.gradle.kts
index fc1a1dbdfe5..1f29a646041 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/build.gradle.kts
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ sourceSets {
     "test" { projectDefault() }
 }
 
-if (kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin)  {
-    projectTest {
-        dependsOn(":dist")
-        workingDir = rootDir
+projectTest {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    doFirst {
+        if (!kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
+            error("Test task in the module should be executed with -Pidea.fir.plugin=true")
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/build.gradle.kts b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/build.gradle.kts
index 1afaef59769..33d9bcee2f3 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ sourceSets {
     "test" { projectDefault() }
 }
 
-if (kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
-    projectTest {
-        dependsOn(":dist")
-        workingDir = rootDir
+projectTest {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    doFirst {
+        if (!kotlinBuildProperties.useFirIdeaPlugin) {
+            error("Test task in the module should be executed with -Pidea.fir.plugin=true")
+        }
     }
 }