diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87ace633c9ac79b8ba56f588f0fd12e7cbe9a67a..8bfac5576e55b3f17934a299c95d3c7886febd4b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     <version>2.0.1</version>
     <name>BudgetMaster</name>
 
-    <packaging>war</packaging>
-
     <repositories>
         <repository>
             <id>release</id>
@@ -164,6 +162,25 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.2.2</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <webappDirectory>${basedir}/src/main</webappDirectory>
+                    <outputDirectory>${project.outputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+                    <warName>${project.artifactName}</warName>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>war-packaging</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>war</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.akathist.maven.plugins.launch4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>launch4j-maven-plugin</artifactId>