diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index 1fe40fcf..7bef7153 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@
       <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>validator</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.openmrs.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>openmrs-packager-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d08ab872..56c275eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,47 +39,49 @@
     <profile>
       <id>validator</id>
       <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>copy-config</id>
-                <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
-                <configuration>
-                  <target>
-                    <copy todir="${project.build.directory}/validator/configuration">
-                      <fileset dir="${project.build.directory}/${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/distro/**/initializer_config/**"/>
-                    </copy>
-                  </target>
-                </configuration>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>run</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-          <!-- hooking the OpenMRS config validation to the integration-test phase -->
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.openmrs.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>openmrs-packager-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.0</version>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>validate-configurations</id>
-                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>validate-configurations</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <sourceDir>
-                    ${project.build.directory}/configuration</sourceDir>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
+        <pluginManagement>
+          <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+              <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>1.7</version>
+              <executions>
+                <execution>
+                  <id>copy-config</id>
+                  <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+                  <configuration>
+                    <target>
+                      <copy todir="${project.build.directory}/validator/configuration">
+                        <fileset dir="${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/distro/configs/openmrs/initializer_config"/>
+                      </copy>
+                    </target>
+                  </configuration>
+                  <goals>
+                    <goal>run</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                </execution>
+              </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <!-- hooking the OpenMRS config validation to the integration-test phase -->
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.openmrs.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>openmrs-packager-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>1.7.0</version>
+              <executions>
+                <execution>
+                  <id>validate-configurations</id>
+                  <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                  <goals>
+                    <goal>validate-configurations</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                  <configuration>
+                    <sourceDir>
+                      ${project.build.directory}/validator/configuration</sourceDir>
+                  </configuration>
+                </execution>
+              </executions>
+            </plugin>
+          </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
diff --git a/prod/pom.xml b/prod/pom.xml
index 41d85a87..cb25e6fd 100644
--- a/prod/pom.xml
+++ b/prod/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>validator</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.openmrs.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>openmrs-packager-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>