diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsExtension.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsExtension.kt
index 206440ad..e4a1c9e6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsExtension.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsExtension.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ interface SpotBugsExtension {
     /**
      * Property to set the directory to generate report files. Default is `"$buildDir/reports/spotbugs"`.
      *
-     * Note that each [SpotBugsTask] creates own sub-directory in this directory.
+     * Note that each [SpotBugsTask] creates own subdirectory in this directory.
      */
     val reportsDir: DirectoryProperty
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.kt
index 368c97bb..29bb8126 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.kt
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ abstract class SpotBugsReport
             }
         }
 
+        @Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
         fun configure(action: Action<in Report>): Report {
             action.execute(this)
             return this
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.kt
index dae3e4f9..f59062e1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.kt
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ abstract class SpotBugsTask : DefaultTask(), VerificationTask {
                     else -> throw InvalidUserDataException("$name is invalid as the report name")
                 }
             }
-        setDescription("Run SpotBugs analysis.")
-        setGroup(JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP)
+        description = "Run SpotBugs analysis."
+        group = JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/OutputScanner.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/OutputScanner.kt
index 0aab98a3..12dd558a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/OutputScanner.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/OutputScanner.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.io.OutputStream
 internal class OutputScanner(out: OutputStream) : FilterOutputStream(out) {
     private val builder = ByteArrayOutputStream()
     var isFailedToReport = false
-        get() = field
 
     override fun write(
         b: ByteArray,