diff --git a/boost-maven/boost-runtimes/runtime-openliberty/src/main/java/boost/runtimes/openliberty/LibertyRuntime.java b/boost-maven/boost-runtimes/runtime-openliberty/src/main/java/boost/runtimes/openliberty/LibertyRuntime.java
index 007e8803..fc2b5383 100644
--- a/boost-maven/boost-runtimes/runtime-openliberty/src/main/java/boost/runtimes/openliberty/LibertyRuntime.java
+++ b/boost-maven/boost-runtimes/runtime-openliberty/src/main/java/boost/runtimes/openliberty/LibertyRuntime.java
@@ -258,15 +258,14 @@ private void installMissingFeatures() throws MojoExecutionException {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Invoke the liberty-maven-plugin to run the install-app goal.
+     * Invoke the liberty-maven-plugin to run the deploy goal.
      */
-    private void installApp(String installAppPackagesVal) throws MojoExecutionException {
+    private void installApp(String deployPackagesVal) throws MojoExecutionException {
 
-        Element deployPackages = element(name("deployPackages"), installAppPackagesVal);
+        Element deployPackages = element(name("deployPackages"), deployPackagesVal);
         Element serverNameElement = element(name("serverName"), serverName);
 
         Xpp3Dom configuration = configuration(deployPackages, serverNameElement, getRuntimeArtifactElement());
-        configuration.addChild(element(name("appsDirectory"), "apps").toDom());
 
         executeMojo(getPlugin(), goal("deploy"), configuration, env);
     }