diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager2.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager2.kt
index c67ffd9d..2a6980df 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager2.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/DependencyManager2.kt
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class DependencyManager2 @Inject constructor(val aether: KobaltAether) {
                 result.add(FileDependency(classDir))
             }
         }
-        transitiveProjects.forEach { p ->
+        transitiveProjects.filter { it.name != project?.name }.forEach { p ->
             maybeAddClassDir(KFiles.joinDir(p.directory, p.classesDir(context)))
             maybeAddClassDir(KFiles.makeOutputTestDir(p).path)
         }