diff --git a/webserver/plugin.properties b/webserver/plugin.properties
index 1d6ee200..1ea82a8e 100644
--- a/webserver/plugin.properties
+++ b/webserver/plugin.properties
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ maven.webserver.test.socket=${maven.webserver.port.http}
 
 #
 # The URL used to test the current running status of the webserver
-# Default is the host and http port
+# Default is left as null, so that only the socket is used to test if the server
+# is started
 #
-maven.webserver.test.url=http://${maven.webserver.host}:${maven.webserver.port.http}/index.html
+# maven.webserver.test.url=http://${maven.webserver.host}:${maven.webserver.port.http}/index.html
 
 #
 # The root directory out of which you will server will serve your documents