diff --git a/maven-plugins/stager-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/stager/ListFilesTask.java b/maven-plugins/stager-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/stager/ListFilesTask.java
index c06c0ebcf..fc92e4f59 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/stager-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/stager/ListFilesTask.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/stager-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/maven/stager/ListFilesTask.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ List<Substitution> substitutions() {
 
     @Override
     protected void doExecute(StagingContext ctx, Path dir, Map<String, String> vars) {
-        Path resolved = dir.resolve(dirName);
+        Path resolved = dir.resolve(resolveVar(dirName, vars));
         List<Path> files = walk(resolved, FILE_VISIT_OPTIONS, this::filter);
         for (Path file : files) {
             String entry = normalizePath(dir.relativize(file));