diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b3c0af..04bb860 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
+		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF</webappDirectory>
+		<distroDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</distroDirectory>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
@@ -47,17 +48,17 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-smartgears-app</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		
-		<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
-				<artifactId>authorization-client</artifactId>
-			</dependency>
 
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-authorization</artifactId>
-			</dependency>
-		
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
+			<artifactId>authorization-client</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-authorization</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata</groupId>
 			<artifactId>tabulardata-client-library</artifactId>
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@
 			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
 			<version>1.14.8</version>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.test-framework.providers</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jersey-test-framework-provider-simple</artifactId>
@@ -156,6 +157,29 @@
 					<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.6</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>copy-profile</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<phase>process-resources</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+							<resources>
+								<resource>
+									<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
+									<filtering>true</filtering>
+								</resource>
+							</resources>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>