diff --git a/src/main/resources/assemblies/rootWar.xml b/src/main/resources/assemblies/rootWar.xml
index 070d5ca2e..e2f4e23a5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assemblies/rootWar.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/assemblies/rootWar.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
       <includes>
         <include>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</include>
       </includes>
+      <outputDirectory>.</outputDirectory>
       <outputFileNameMapping>ROOT.war</outputFileNameMapping>
     </dependencySet>
   </dependencySets>
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
+</assembly>