diff --git a/war/plugin.jelly b/war/plugin.jelly
index 1904ef30..4af713a7 100644
--- a/war/plugin.jelly
+++ b/war/plugin.jelly
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@
   <!--==================================================================-->
   <!-- Clean                                                            -->
   <!--==================================================================-->  
-    <goal name="war:clean"         
+    <goal name="war:clean"
+        prereqs="war:init"
         description="Remove all artifacts created by war plugin">  
 
       <!-- TODO: delete also snapshot and md5 files -->