diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt
index 2adddbdfcf8..82fe7e761e8 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt
@@ -495,12 +495,14 @@ open class GenerateTask : DefaultTask() {
         }
     }
 
+    protected open fun createDefaultCodegenConfigurator(): CodegenConfigurator = CodegenConfigurator()
+
     @Suppress("unused")
     @TaskAction
     fun doWork() {
         val configurator: CodegenConfigurator = if (configFile.isPresent) {
             CodegenConfigurator.fromFile(configFile.get())
-        } else CodegenConfigurator()
+        } else createDefaultCodegenConfigurator()
 
         try {
             if (globalProperties.isPresent) {