diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java
index 32dad8f8..6584d993 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public void apply(Project project) {
         project.getPlugins().apply(JavaBasePlugin.class);
 
         project.getPlugins().withType(JavaPlugin.class, jp -> {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("The aggregate-javadoc plugin should not be used on a java project");
+            project.getLogger().warn("The aggregate-javadoc plugin should not be used on a java project");
         });
 
         createConfigurations(project);