diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/archive/Archives.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/archive/Archives.kt
index 21c254c2..2c72c7b6 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/archive/Archives.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/archive/Archives.kt
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ class Archives {
                 context.logger.log(project.name, 3, "  $result is up to date")
             }
 
-            project.projectProperties.put(JAR_NAME, result.absolutePath)
-
             return result
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
index a5f5e1b7..d27bea12 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyMana
                 { null },
                 { project ->
                     try {
+                        project.projectProperties.put(Archives.JAR_NAME,
+                                context.variant.archiveName(project, null, ".jar"))
                         packages.filter { it.project.name == project.name }.forEach { packageConfig ->
                             packageConfig.jars.forEach { jarGenerator.generateJar(packageConfig.project, context, it) }
                             packageConfig.wars.forEach { warGenerator.generateWar(packageConfig.project, context, it) }