diff --git a/installer/home/pom.xml b/installer/home/pom.xml
index cc5a90d582..7a4d0b6de8 100644
--- a/installer/home/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/home/pom.xml
@@ -18,81 +18,24 @@
         <default-theme>wilma</default-theme>
     </properties>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>install</id>
-            <activation>
-                <property><name>vivo-dir</name></property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <finalName>${app-name}</finalName>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <descriptors>
-                                <descriptor>src/main/assembly/home.xml</descriptor>
-                            </descriptors>
-                            <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>single</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>remove-webapp</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>run</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <target>
-                                        <delete dir="${vivo-dir}/rdf" />
-                                    </target>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>install</id>
-                                <phase>install</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${vivo-dir}</outputDirectory>
-                                    <resources>
-                                        <resource>
-                                            <directory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</directory>
-                                        </resource>
-                                    </resources>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
+                    <descriptors>
+                        <descriptor>src/main/assembly/home.xml</descriptor>
+                    </descriptors>
+                    <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
                 </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/installer/home/src/main/assembly/home.xml b/installer/home/src/main/assembly/home.xml
index 6de97e21d7..755b02745d 100644
--- a/installer/home/src/main/assembly/home.xml
+++ b/installer/home/src/main/assembly/home.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
           xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.3 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.3.xsd">
     <id>home</id>
     <formats>
-        <format>dir</format>
+        <format>tar</format>
     </formats>
     <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
     <dependencySets>
diff --git a/installer/webapp/pom.xml b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
index 4f19644c66..abf3c04177 100644
--- a/installer/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,34 @@
             <build>
                 <finalName>${app-name}</finalName>
                 <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>false</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>include-home</id>
+                                <phase>process-resources</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>unpack</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <artifactItems>
+                                        <artifactItem>
+                                            <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
+                                            <artifactId>vivo-installer-home</artifactId>
+                                            <version>${project.version}</version>
+                                            <type>tar</type>
+                                            <outputDirectory>
+                                                target/${app-name}/WEB-INF/resources/home-files</outputDirectory>
+                                        </artifactItem>
+                                    </artifactItems>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -54,53 +82,19 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>install</id>
+            <id>deploy</id>
             <activation>
                 <property><name>tomcat-dir</name></property>
             </activation>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>remove-webapp</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>run</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <target>
-                                        <delete dir="${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${project.build.finalName}" />
-                                    </target>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>install</id>
-                                <phase>install</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>unpack</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <artifactItems>
-                                        <artifactItem>
-                                            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-                                            <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
-                                            <version>${project.version}</version>
-                                            <type>war</type>
-                                            <overWrite>true</overWrite>
-                                            <outputDirectory>${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${project.build.finalName}</outputDirectory>
-                                        </artifactItem>
-                                    </artifactItems>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
+                        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.2.1</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${tomcat-dir}/webapps/</outputDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>