diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2df9861d3..9abbf179a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ val detektFormat by tasks.registering(Detekt::class) {
     buildUponDefaultConfig = true
     autoCorrect = true
     setSource(files(projectDir))
-    ignoreFailures = false
     include("**/*.kt")
     include("**/*.kts")
     exclude("**/resources/**")
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ val detektAll by tasks.registering(Detekt::class) {
     buildUponDefaultConfig = true
     setSource(files(projectDir))
     config = files(project.rootDir.resolve("reports/failfast.yml"))
-    ignoreFailures = false
     include("**/*.kt")
     include("**/*.kts")
     exclude("**/resources/**")
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/Detekt.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/Detekt.kt
index 0c9198524..6472364b6 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/Detekt.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/Detekt.kt
@@ -136,12 +136,10 @@ open class Detekt : SourceTask(), VerificationTask {
         get() = failFastProp.get()
         set(value) = failFastProp.set(value)
 
-    private val ignoreFailuresProp: Property<Boolean> = project.objects.property(Boolean::class.javaObjectType)
+    internal val ignoreFailuresProp: Property<Boolean> = project.objects.property(Boolean::class.javaObjectType)
     @Input
-    @Optional
-    override fun getIgnoreFailures(): Boolean = ignoreFailuresProp.get()
+    override fun getIgnoreFailures(): Boolean = ignoreFailuresProp.getOrElse(false)
     override fun setIgnoreFailures(value: Boolean) = ignoreFailuresProp.set(value)
-    fun setIgnoreFailures(value: Provider<Boolean>) = ignoreFailuresProp.set(value)
 
     @Optional
     @Input
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ open class Detekt : SourceTask(), VerificationTask {
         DetektInvoker.invokeCli(
             project = project,
             arguments = arguments.toList(),
-            ignoreFailures = ignoreFailuresProp.getOrElse(false),
+            ignoreFailures = ignoreFailuresProp.get(),
             classpath = detektClasspath.plus(pluginClasspath),
             taskName = name
         )
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/DetektPlugin.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/DetektPlugin.kt
index 795a5a101..178c2feb1 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/DetektPlugin.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/DetektPlugin.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DetektPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.setExcludes(defaultExcludes)
             it.reportsDir.set(project.provider { extension.customReportsDir })
             it.reports = extension.reports
-            it.setIgnoreFailures(project.provider { extension.ignoreFailures })
+            it.ignoreFailuresProp.set(project.provider { extension.ignoreFailures })
 
             project.subprojects.forEach { subProject ->
                 subProject.tasks.firstOrNull { t -> t is Detekt && t.name == DETEKT_TASK_NAME }?.let { subprojectTask ->
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class DetektPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.reports.xml.destination = File(extension.reportsDir, sourceSet.name + ".xml")
             it.reports.html.destination = File(extension.reportsDir, sourceSet.name + ".html")
             it.reports.txt.destination = File(extension.reportsDir, sourceSet.name + ".txt")
-            it.setIgnoreFailures(project.provider { extension.ignoreFailures })
+            it.ignoreFailuresProp.set(project.provider { extension.ignoreFailures })
             it.description =
                 "EXPERIMENTAL & SLOW: Run detekt analysis for ${sourceSet.name} classes with type resolution"
         }