diff --git a/installer/webapp/pom.xml b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
index 6f72babe3..fd20a69c9 100644
--- a/installer/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
     <artifactId>vitro-installer-webapp</artifactId>
     <version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    <packaging>war</packaging>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>