diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85f2e2e2a..b47d3fd33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<groupId>com.efsavage</groupId>
 	<artifactId>hello-world-war</artifactId>
 	<version>1.0.0</version>
-	<packaging>war</packaging>
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Hello World Web Application Repository</name>
 	<description>Simplest possible Java Webapp</description>
 
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>