diff --git a/jbuilder/plugin.jelly b/jbuilder/plugin.jelly
index 7f7ccfb7..c3746a11 100644
--- a/jbuilder/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jbuilder/plugin.jelly
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         <j:set var="home" value="${maven.jbuilder.userHome}/${dir}" />
         <j:set var="defaultProject" value="${home}/Default.jpr" />
         <u:available file="${defaultProject}">
-          <j:expr value="${context.setVariable(userHome,home)}" />
-          <j:expr value="${context.setVariable(project,defaultProject)}" />
+          <j:set var="${userHome}" value="${home}" scope="parent"/> 
+          <j:set var="${project}" value="${defaultProject}" scope="parent"/> 
           <j:break/>
         </u:available>
       </j:forEach>
diff --git a/jbuilder/plugin.properties b/jbuilder/plugin.properties
index 97038381..3d7a28a5 100644
--- a/jbuilder/plugin.properties
+++ b/jbuilder/plugin.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ maven.jbuilder.userHome = ${user.home}
 maven.jbuilder.outpath = ${maven.build.dest}
 maven.jbuilder.application.runner = com.borland.jbuilder.runtime.ApplicationRunner
 maven.jbuilder.applet.runner = com.borland.jbuilder.runtime.AppletRunner
+maven.jbuilder.verbose=false
 
 # List of additional files that should be added to the JBuilder project if
 # they exist. The default is the standard Maven project files.