diff --git a/haku-app/pom.xml b/haku-app/pom.xml
index 10ff049ad..d54f5e8af 100644
--- a/haku-app/pom.xml
+++ b/haku-app/pom.xml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
             <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.12</version>
+            <version>1.9.22</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>cglib</groupId>
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
                 <plugins>
                   <plugin>
                       <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                      <configuration combine.self="override"></configuration>
+                      <configuration combine.self="override"/>
                   </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>