diff --git a/app/pom.xml b/app/pom.xml
index 8a04664..92748c0 100644
--- a/app/pom.xml
+++ b/app/pom.xml
@@ -812,6 +812,20 @@
                         <version>1.2</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
+                                <id>create-empty-dirs</id>
+                                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <tasks>
+                                        <!-- git does not store empty dirs and maven-war-plugin
+                                        fails if the source dir does not exist -->
+                                        <mkdir dir="${basedir}/src/main/config/war"/>
+                                    </tasks>
+                                </configuration>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>run</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                            <execution>
                                 <phase>package</phase>
                                 <configuration>