diff --git a/was40/plugin.jelly b/was40/plugin.jelly
index 8fdaf589..93e12d07 100644
--- a/was40/plugin.jelly
+++ b/was40/plugin.jelly
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
         </j:if>
         
         <!-- delete the properties file here and recreate it -->
-        <delete file="${maven.build.dir}/was40.properties" />
-        <j:file name="${maven.build.dir}/was40.properties" omitXmlDeclaration="true" escapeText="false">
+        <delete file="${java.io.tmpdir}/was40.properties" />
+        <j:file name="${java.io.tmpdir}/was40.properties" omitXmlDeclaration="true" escapeText="false">
         wscp.hostName=${maven.was40.node}
         </j:file>
-        <u:file name="${maven.build.dir}/was40.properties" var="props" />
+        <u:file name="${java.io.tmpdir}/was40.properties" var="props" />
         
         <echo>Executing '${command}' using wscp</echo>