diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1a47f05c43aa3d1da12a5b8708aaf81ba2adf34..e1b55c95eb3e2a1e86fd3e116b352a14b4f84f96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 To run the backend using an IDE for development, such as IntelliJ, you need a running instance of PostgreSQL.
 
 ## Deployment (using a Docker image)
-Build the image: ` docker build -t hbpmip/portal-backend:latest .`
+Build the image: `docker build -t hbpmip/portal-backend:latest .`
 
 To use this image, you need a running instance of PostgreSQL and to configure the software using the following environment variables.
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66d712a10707c90a2fe4971314501b1a84addfd9..ea12ba308c01ffec8fc8c2323cd1eaa19eba9341 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
             </resource>
         </resources>
+       <plugins>
+           <plugin>
+               <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+               <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+           </plugin>
+       </plugins>
     </build>
-
 </project>