diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt
index 7fdd30be..33bed6cc 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/java/JavaBuildGenerator.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.app.BuildGenerator
 public class JavaBuildGenerator: BuildGenerator() {
     override val defaultSourceDirectories = hashSetOf("src/main/java")
     override val defaultTestDirectories = hashSetOf("src/test/java")
-    override val directive = "javaProject"
+    override val directive = "project"
     override val archetypeName = "java"
     override val fileMatch = { f: String -> f.endsWith(".java") }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt
index e7e2d59c..23994572 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/kotlin/KotlinBuildGenerator.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.app.BuildGenerator
 public class KotlinBuildGenerator : BuildGenerator() {
     override val defaultSourceDirectories = hashSetOf("src/main/kotlin")
     override val defaultTestDirectories = hashSetOf("src/test/kotlin")
-    override val directive = "kotlinProject"
+    override val directive = "project"
     override val archetypeName = "kotlin"
     override val fileMatch = { f: String -> f.endsWith(".kt") }
 }