diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 85acd59312..71beeca1f3 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   )
 
 lazy val zioHttp = (project in file("zio-http"))
-  .enablePlugins(ShadingPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(Shading.plugins() : _*)
   .settings(stdSettings("zio-http"))
   .settings(publishSetting(true))
   .settings(settingsWithHeaderLicense)
   .settings(meta)
-  .settings(Shading.shadingSettings(shadingEnabled))
+  .settings(Shading.shadingSettings())
   .settings(
     testFrameworks += new TestFramework("zio.test.sbt.ZTestFramework"),
     libraryDependencies ++= netty ++ Seq(
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ lazy val zioHttpExample = (project in file("zio-http-example"))
   .dependsOn(zioHttp, zioHttpCli)
 
 lazy val zioHttpTestkit = (project in file("zio-http-testkit"))
-  .enablePlugins(ShadingPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(Shading.plugins() : _*)
   .settings(stdSettings("zio-http-testkit"))
   .settings(publishSetting(true))
-  .settings(Shading.shadingSettings(shadingEnabled))
+  .settings(Shading.shadingSettings())
   .settings(
     testFrameworks += new TestFramework("zio.test.sbt.ZTestFramework"),
     libraryDependencies ++= netty ++ Seq(
diff --git a/project/BuildHelper.scala b/project/BuildHelper.scala
index 6154e7803f..bc1e89a24b 100644
--- a/project/BuildHelper.scala
+++ b/project/BuildHelper.scala
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ object BuildHelper extends ScalaSettings {
   )
 
   private def shadedSuffix = {
-    if (shadingEnabled) "-shaded" else ""
-  }
-
-  def shadingEnabled = {
-    sys.props.get("publish.shaded").fold(false)(_.toBoolean)
+    if (Shading.shadingEnabled) "-shaded" else ""
   }
 
   def runSettings(className: String = "example.HelloWorld") = Seq(
diff --git a/project/Shading.scala b/project/Shading.scala
index 2b4941bfb1..af86cdcdb3 100644
--- a/project/Shading.scala
+++ b/project/Shading.scala
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 import Dependencies._
+import coursier.ShadingPlugin
 import coursier.ShadingPlugin.autoImport._
+import sbt.Plugins
 
 object Shading {
-  def shadingSettings(enabled: Boolean = true) = if(enabled) {
+  def shadingSettings() = if (shadingEnabled) {
     Seq(
       shadedModules ++= (netty :+ `netty-incubator`).map(_.module).toSet,
       shadingRules += ShadingRule.rename("io.netty.**", "zio.http.shaded.netty.@1"),
       validNamespaces += "zio",
     )
   } else Nil
+
+  def shadingEnabled = {
+    sys.props.get("publish.shaded").fold(false)(_.toBoolean)
+  }
+
+  def plugins(): Seq[Plugins] = if(shadingEnabled) Seq(ShadingPlugin) else Nil
 }