diff --git a/build-resources.gradle b/build-resources.gradle
index 7ae715ffef..f9d1dc578c 100644
--- a/build-resources.gradle
+++ b/build-resources.gradle
@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@ ext.versionMap = [
         opensearchVersion : '1.1.0'
 ]
 
-ext.coreProjects = [project(':data-prepper-api'), project(':data-prepper-core'), project('data-prepper-plugins:common')]
+ext.coreProjects = [
+        project(':data-prepper-api'),
+        project(':data-prepper-core'),
+        project('data-prepper-plugins:common'),
+        project(':data-prepper-logstash-configuration')
+]
 ext.mavenArtifactProjects = [project(':data-prepper-api')]
diff --git a/data-prepper-logstash-configuration/build.gradle b/data-prepper-logstash-configuration/build.gradle
index 524afac26a..ccf0de9af0 100644
--- a/data-prepper-logstash-configuration/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-logstash-configuration/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ plugins {
     id 'idea'
 }
 
+ext {
+    antlrGeneratedPackageDirectory = "org/opensearch/dataprepper/logstash/"
+}
+
 dependencies {
     antlr 'org.antlr:antlr4:4.9.2'
     implementation project(':data-prepper-api')
@@ -23,7 +27,23 @@ dependencies {
 generateGrammarSource {
     maxHeapSize = '128m'
     arguments += ['-listener', '-visitor']
-    outputDirectory = new File('build/generated-src/antlr/main/org/opensearch/dataprepper/logstash/')
+    outputDirectory = new File("build/generated-src/antlr/main/${antlrGeneratedPackageDirectory}")
 }
 
 compileJava.dependsOn generateGrammarSource
+
+jacocoTestCoverageVerification {
+    dependsOn jacocoTestReport
+    violationRules {
+        rule { //in addition to core projects rule - this one checks for 100% code coverage for this project
+            limit {
+                minimum = 1.0 //keep this at 100%
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    afterEvaluate {
+        classDirectories.setFrom(files(classDirectories.files.collect {
+            fileTree(dir: it, exclude: ["${antlrGeneratedPackageDirectory}/**"])
+        }))
+    }
+}