diff --git a/src/main/assembly/assembly.xml b/assembly.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main/assembly/assembly.xml
rename to assembly.xml
diff --git a/distro/src/main/assembly/assembly.xml b/distro/assembly.xml
similarity index 93%
rename from distro/src/main/assembly/assembly.xml
rename to distro/assembly.xml
index af56608..9c3edf8 100644
--- a/distro/src/main/assembly/assembly.xml
+++ b/distro/assembly.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
   <fileSets>
     <fileSet>
-      <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+      <outputDirectory>.</outputDirectory>
       <directory>${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</directory>
     </fileSet>
   </fileSets>
diff --git a/distro/pom.xml b/distro/pom.xml
index 96c3c95..013ac0c 100644
--- a/distro/pom.xml
+++ b/distro/pom.xml
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
             <configuration>
               <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
               <descriptors>
-                <descriptor>${project.basedir}/src/main/assembly/assembly.xml</descriptor>
+                <descriptor>assembly.xml</descriptor>
               </descriptors>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@
       </snapshots>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
+  
   <pluginRepositories>
     <pluginRepository>
       <id>openmrs-repo</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44e6634..e7ba6d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
             <configuration>
               <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
               <descriptors>
-                <descriptor>${project.basedir}/src/main/assembly/assembly.xml</descriptor>
+                <descriptor>assembly.xml</descriptor>
               </descriptors>
             </configuration>
           </execution>