diff --git a/aspectj/plugin.jelly b/aspectj/plugin.jelly
index 0a257c40..43516be7 100644
--- a/aspectj/plugin.jelly
+++ b/aspectj/plugin.jelly
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   xmlns:j="jelly:core"
   xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
   xmlns:define="jelly:define"
+  xmlns:log="jelly:log"
   xmlns:test="test"
   xmlns:aspectj="aspectj">
 
@@ -127,11 +128,33 @@
 
     <j:set var="shouldWeave" value="false"/>
 
-    <!-- Are there aspect sources -->
-    <ant:available property="aspectSourcesPresent" file="${pom.build.aspectSourceDirectory}"/>
+    <!-- Check if there are aspect sources -->
+    <j:choose>
+        <!-- if aspectSourceDirectory is defined in pom -->
+        <j:when test="${pom.build.aspectSourceDirectory != ''}">
+            <ant:available property="aspectSourcesPresent" file="${pom.build.aspectSourceDirectory}" type="dir"/>
+            <j:choose>
+                <!-- if dir exists -->
+                <j:when test="${aspectSourcesPresent == 'true'}">
+                    <log:debug>Aspect sources present in directory: ${pom.build.aspectSourceDirectory}</log:debug>
+                    <j:set var="aspectSourcesPresent" value="true"/>
+                </j:when>
+                <!-- if dir does not exist -->
+                <j:otherwise>
+                    <log:error>Aspect source directory does not exist: ${pom.build.aspectSourceDirectory}</log:error>
+                    <j:set var="aspectSourcesPresent" value="false"/>
+                </j:otherwise>
+            </j:choose>
+        </j:when>
+        <!-- if aspectSourceDirectory is not defined in pom -->
+        <j:otherwise>
+            <log:info>Aspect source directory not specified</log:info>
+            <j:set var="aspectSourcesPresent" value="false"/>
+        </j:otherwise>
+    </j:choose>
 
     <!-- If there aren't aspect sources check if there are aspect libraries -->
-    <j:if test="${aspectSourcesPresent == null}">
+    <j:if test="${aspectSourcesPresent == 'false'}">
       <j:forEach var="artifact" items="${pom.artifacts}">
         <j:set var="dep" value="${artifact.dependency}"/>
         <j:if test="${dep.getProperty('aspectj.weaveWith')=='true' and dep.type=='jar'}">
diff --git a/aspectj/project.xml b/aspectj/project.xml
index 7f2eb44f..de66a4a2 100644
--- a/aspectj/project.xml
+++ b/aspectj/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-aspectj-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven AspectJ Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>3.1</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>3.1.1-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description/>
   <shortDescription>AspectJ Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/aspectj/</url>
@@ -113,5 +113,10 @@
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
       <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-jelly</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-jelly-tags-log</artifactId>
+      <version>20030211.142821</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/aspectj/xdocs/changes.xml b/aspectj/xdocs/changes.xml
index c8951a68..6bc77cf7 100644
--- a/aspectj/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/aspectj/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     <author email="carlos@apache.org">Carlos Sanchez</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="3.1.1" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="carlos" type="add">Output messages to log</action>
+      <action dev="carlos" type="fix">Check that aspectSourceDirectory is defined in pom</action>
+    </release>
     <release version="3.1" date="2004-06-20">
       <action dev="carlos" type="add" issue="MPASPECTJ-6">Weave test classes</action>
       <action dev="carlos" type="add" issue="MPASPECTJ-10">Added "Compiling aspect sources" section to xdoc</action>