diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/KotlinNpmResolutionManager.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/KotlinNpmResolutionManager.kt
index 561d583c65b..14d3852c199 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/KotlinNpmResolutionManager.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/KotlinNpmResolutionManager.kt
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ class KotlinNpmResolutionManager(private val nodeJsSettings: NodeJsRootExtension
     private val forceFullResolve: Boolean
         get() = isInIdeaSync
 
+    internal val resolver = KotlinRootNpmResolver(nodeJsSettings, forceFullResolve)
+
     @Volatile
     private var state: ResolutionState =
-        ResolutionState.Configuring(
-            KotlinRootNpmResolver(nodeJsSettings, forceFullResolve)
-        )
+        ResolutionState.Configuring(resolver)
 
     internal sealed class ResolutionState {
         abstract val npmProjects: List<NpmProject>
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ class KotlinNpmResolutionManager(private val nodeJsSettings: NodeJsRootExtension
     internal fun requireConfiguringState(): KotlinRootNpmResolver =
         (this.state as? ResolutionState.Configuring ?: error("NPM Dependencies already resolved and installed")).resolver
 
+    internal fun isConfiguringState(): Boolean =
+        this.state is ResolutionState.Configuring
+
     internal fun prepare() = prepareIfNeeded(requireNotPrepared = true)
 
     internal fun installIfNeeded(
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 d0fdc08fdc7..4a029745fc5 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
@@ -21,13 +21,20 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
 import java.io.File
 
 open class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
+
+    init {
+        onlyIf {
+            nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.isConfiguringState()
+        }
+    }
+
     private lateinit var nodeJs: NodeJsRootExtension
 
     @Transient
     private lateinit var compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 
     private val compilationResolver
-        get() = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.requireConfiguringState()[project][compilation]
+        get() = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.resolver[project][compilation]
 
     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 d1a15e4f2ca..4752a92f68c 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
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ open class RootPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
         outputs.upToDateWhen {
             false
         }
+
+        onlyIf {
+            resolutionManager.isConfiguringState()
+        }
     }
 
     private val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)