diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/JCenterApi.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/JCenterApi.kt
index 8af0a967..66d8e909 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/JCenterApi.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/JCenterApi.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class JCenterApi @Inject constructor (@Nullable @Assisted("username") val
         //
         val fileCount = filesToUpload.size
         if (fileCount > 0) {
-            log(1, "  Found $fileCount artifacts to upload: " + filesToUpload.get(0)
+            log(1, "  Found $fileCount artifacts to upload: " + filesToUpload[0]
                     + if (fileCount > 1) "..." else "")
             var i = 1
             val errorMessages = arrayListOf<String>()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/PublishPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/PublishPlugin.kt
index d8714abd..38d2080e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/PublishPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/publish/PublishPlugin.kt
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ public class PublishPlugin @Inject constructor(val files: KFiles, val factory: P
 }
 
 data class GithubConfig(val project: Project) {
-    var publish: Boolean = false
     val files = arrayListOf<File>()
 
     @Directive