diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/META-INF/gradle-javaee-plugin.xml b/plugins/gradle/src/META-INF/gradle-javaee-plugin.xml
index 2a8b4d5051fc..1bb578f4b2eb 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/META-INF/gradle-javaee-plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/META-INF/gradle-javaee-plugin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <idea-plugin>
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
     <externalProjectDataService implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.data.javaee.WebModuleGradleDataService"/>
+    <externalProjectDataService implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.data.javaee.WebDetectionExclusionModuleDataService"/>
   </extensions>
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle">
     <projectResolve implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.integrations.javaee.JavaEEGradleProjectResolverExtension"/>