diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_deploy_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build_deploy_dev.yml
index 6bdcee7..1a924fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_deploy_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_deploy_dev.yml
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-maven
 
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -Dtoken=${{ secrets.token }} clean compile jib:build -X
+        run: mvn -Dtoken=${{ secrets.token }} clean package jib:build
 
diff --git a/gateway/pom.xml b/gateway/pom.xml
index 3ee47aa..94ccd49 100644
--- a/gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/gateway/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 	<version>0.0.1</version>
 	<name>gateway</name>
 	<description>API gateway for LearningPulse</description>
-	<properties>
-	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>