diff --git a/solr/pom.xml b/solr/pom.xml
index 0533f043a..fd46f3bde 100644
--- a/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/solr/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@
 
     <name>Vitro Solr App</name>
 
-
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <filesets>
+                        <fileset>
+                            <directory>overlays</directory>
+                        </fileset>
+                    </filesets>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>