diff --git a/war/plugin.jelly b/war/plugin.jelly
index cf63325d..3d2e879c 100644
--- a/war/plugin.jelly
+++ b/war/plugin.jelly
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@
 
     <!-- If maven.test.skip != true, java:compile is attained in test:test -->
     <maven:get var="testsSkipped" plugin="maven-test-plugin" property="maven.test.skip"/>
-    <j:if test="${testsSkipped}">
-      <attainGoal name="java:compile"/>
+    <j:if test="${unitTestSourcesPresent != 'true' or testsSkipped == 'true'}">
+        <attainGoal name="java:compile"/>
+        <attainGoal name="java:jar-resources"/>
     </j:if>
 
     <ant:echo>Assembling webapp ${pom.artifactId}</ant:echo>
diff --git a/war/xdocs/changes.xml b/war/xdocs/changes.xml
index d7539651..4fc55863 100644
--- a/war/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/war/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.6.3-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
-      <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPWAR-62">Java sources are not compiled when used with maven-test-plugin-1.8 and maven.test.skip=true.</action>
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix">
+        <description>Java sources are not compiled when used with maven-test-plugin-1.8 and maven.test.skip=true.</description>
+        <fixes issue="MPWAR-62"/>
+        <dueto name="Nicolas de Loof"/>
+        <dueto name="Shinobu Kawai"/>
+      </action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.6.2" date="2006-06-18">
       <action dev="snicoll" type="fix" issue="MPWAR-58">Manifest file is now generated properly.</action>
