diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 22fca7f31a3..3889798c6f9 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ val compileTask = tasks.register("compile")
 allprojects {
   group = "com.datadoghq"
 
+  apply(plugin = "dd-trace-java.dump-hanged-test")
+
   normalization {
     runtimeClasspath {
       // Let's ignore only version files generated by dd-trace-java.version-file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/dump/DumpHangedTestPlugin.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/dump/DumpHangedTestPlugin.kt
index 19db11b8dd8..a6fdbc196f3 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/dump/DumpHangedTestPlugin.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/dump/DumpHangedTestPlugin.kt
@@ -52,26 +52,17 @@ class DumpHangedTestPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
   }
 
   override fun apply(project: Project) {
-    if (project.rootProject != project) {
-      return
-    }
-
     val scheduler = project.gradle.sharedServices
       .registerIfAbsent("dumpHangedTestScheduler", DumpSchedulerService::class.java)
 
-    // Create plugin properties.
-    val props = project.extensions.create("dumpHangedTest", DumpHangedTestProperties::class.java)
+    val rootProject = project.rootProject
+    val props = rootProject.extensions.findByType(DumpHangedTestProperties::class.java)
+      ?: rootProject.extensions.create("dumpHangedTest", DumpHangedTestProperties::class.java)
 
-    fun configure(p: Project) {
-      p.tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
-        doFirst { schedule(this, scheduler, props) }
-        doLast { cleanup(this) }
-      }
+    project.tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
+      doFirst { schedule(this, scheduler, props) }
+      doLast { cleanup(this) }
     }
-
-    configure(project)
-
-    project.subprojects(::configure)
   }
 
   private fun schedule(t: Task, scheduler: Provider<DumpSchedulerService>, props: DumpHangedTestProperties) {