diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29c194310..cc3a19bdf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,16 +65,31 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5</version>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.6</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <attachClasses>true</attachClasses>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>create-jar</id>
-                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <id>attach-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
                         <goals>
-                            <goal>jar</goal>
+                            <goal>attach-artifact</goal>
                         </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <artifacts>
+                                <artifact>
+                                    <file>${project.build.directory}/WebGoat-Container-${project.version}-classes.jar</file>
+                                    <type>classes-jar</type>
+                                </artifact>
+                            </artifacts>
+                        </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
@@ -192,7 +207,7 @@
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
             <version>1.2.17</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>wsdl4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>
@@ -241,7 +256,7 @@
             <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
             <version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <!-- Jackson -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -356,9 +371,9 @@
             <version>1.7.7</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
+    </dependencies>
 
 
-        <!-- ************* END spring MVC and related dependencies ************** -->
+    <!-- ************* END spring MVC and related dependencies ************** -->
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/Plugin.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/Plugin.java
index 18aa5ff75..b0f58df7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/Plugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/Plugin.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class Plugin {
                 this.lesson = clazz;
             }
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            logger.error("Unable to load class {}", name);
+            logger.error("Unable to load class {}", name, e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/PluginsLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/PluginsLoader.java
index 6201f6542..5786462d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/PluginsLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/plugins/PluginsLoader.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class PluginsLoader implements Runnable {
                             plugins.add(plugin);                 		
                     	}
                     } catch (Plugin.PluginLoadingFailure e) {
-                       logger.error("Unable to load plugin, continue loading others...");
+                       logger.error("Unable to load plugin, continue loading others...", e);
                     }
                     return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
                 }