diff --git a/ear/plugin.properties b/ear/plugin.properties
index f02dbc3c..7d719927 100644
--- a/ear/plugin.properties
+++ b/ear/plugin.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
# -------------------------------------------------------------------
# ear plugin.
# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
# Location of additional sources to include in the ear file
maven.ear.src=${maven.src.dir}/application
+
# Location of xml configs and manifest files
maven.ear.descriptordir=${maven.ear.src}/META-INF
maven.ear.appxml=${maven.ear.descriptordir}/application.xml
diff --git a/ear/project.xml b/ear/project.xml
index 16f8dce1..54d7c991 100644
--- a/ear/project.xml
+++ b/ear/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@