diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy
index 02150dee09..4464a0881b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.plugins.MavenPublishPlugin
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
 
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.config.ContractVerifierConfigProperties
+
 /**
  * Gradle plugin for Spring Cloud Contract Verifier that from the DSL contract can
  * <ul>
@@ -148,11 +150,12 @@ class SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 			return task
 		}
 		else {
+			ContractVerifierConfigProperties props = ExtensionToProperties.fromExtension(extension)
 			task = project.tasks.create(type: Jar, name: VERIFIER_STUBS_JAR_TASK_NAME,
 					dependsOn: DSL_TO_CLIENT_TASK_NAME) {
 				baseName = project.name
-				classifier = extension.stubsSuffix
-				from { extension.stubsOutputDir ?: project.file("${project.buildDir}/stubs") }
+				classifier = props.stubsSuffix
+				from { props.stubsOutputDir ?: project.file("${project.buildDir}/stubs") }
 			}
 			task.description = "Creates the stubs JAR task"
 			task.group = GROUP_NAME