diff --git a/plugins/reporters/web-app-template/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/reporters/web-app-template/build.gradle.kts
index 20bd26c99ddff..71747463bf6ff 100644
--- a/plugins/reporters/web-app-template/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/reporters/web-app-template/build.gradle.kts
@@ -120,3 +120,11 @@ tasks.register<Delete>("clean") {
     delete("node_modules")
     delete("yarn-error.log")
 }
+
+val webAppTemplateConfiguration by configurations.creating {
+    isCanBeResolved = false
+}
+
+artifacts {
+    add(webAppTemplateConfiguration.name, yarnBuild)
+}
diff --git a/plugins/reporters/web-app/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/reporters/web-app/build.gradle.kts
index da056def27026..aeed950912634 100644
--- a/plugins/reporters/web-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/reporters/web-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ plugins {
     id("ort-plugin-conventions")
 }
 
+val webAppTemplateConfiguration by configurations.creating {
+    isCanBeConsumed = false
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    webAppTemplateConfiguration(project(":plugins:reporters:web-app-template", "webAppTemplateConfiguration"))
+}
+
 val generatedResourcesDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated-resources/main")
 val copyWebAppTemplate by tasks.registering(Copy::class) {
-    val webAppTemplateProject = project.project(projects.plugins.reporters.webAppTemplate.path)
-    dependsOn(webAppTemplateProject.tasks["yarnBuild"])
-
-    from(webAppTemplateProject.file("build")) {
+    from(webAppTemplateConfiguration) {
         include("scan-report-template.html")
     }