diff --git a/stacks/jhipster-online/2.33.0/devfile.yaml b/stacks/jhipster-online/2.33.0/devfile.yaml
index 03452d41..d30ba577 100644
--- a/stacks/jhipster-online/2.33.0/devfile.yaml
+++ b/stacks/jhipster-online/2.33.0/devfile.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ metadata:
     - JHipster
     - Angular
     - Spring
-  language: Java    
+  language: Java
+  projectType: 'springboot'      
 projects:
   - name: jhipster-online
     git: