diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b8a19e9..53bfcbbb 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
+                    <skipIfEmpty>true</skipIfEmpty>
                     <archive>
                         <manifestEntries>
                             <Implementation-Title>twelvemonkeys-${project.artifactId}</Implementation-Title>