diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/ConvertMojo.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/ConvertMojo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a15b5a642b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/ConvertMojo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package io.codearte.accurest.maven;
+
+import static java.lang.String.format;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
+
+import io.codearte.accurest.config.AccurestConfigProperties;
+import io.codearte.accurest.wiremock.DslToWireMockClientConverter;
+import io.codearte.accurest.wiremock.RecursiveFilesConverter;
+
+@Mojo(name = "convert", requiresProject = false)
+public class ConvertMojo extends AbstractMojo {
+
+	@Parameter(property = "contractsDir", defaultValue = "${basedir}")
+	private File contractsDir;
+
+	@Parameter(property = "mappingsDir", defaultValue = "${basedir}")
+	private File mappingsDir;
+
+	public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
+
+		AccurestConfigProperties config = new AccurestConfigProperties();
+		config.setContractsDslDir(contractsDir);
+		config.setStubsOutputDir(mappingsDir);
+
+		getLog().info("Converting from accurest contracts written in GroovyDSL to WireMock stubs mappings");
+		getLog().info(format("     Accurest contracts directory: %s", config.getContractsDslDir().getAbsolutePath()));
+		getLog().info(format("WireMock stubs mappings directory: %s", config.getStubsOutputDir().getAbsolutePath()));
+
+		RecursiveFilesConverter converter = new RecursiveFilesConverter(new DslToWireMockClientConverter(), config);
+		converter.processFiles();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateSpecsMojo.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateSpecsMojo.java
index 2e5ed587c5..cb38afc60c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateSpecsMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateSpecsMojo.java
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import io.codearte.accurest.config.TestMode;
 @Mojo(name = "generateSpecs", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.GENERATE_TEST_SOURCES)
 public class GenerateSpecsMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 
-	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${basedir}", readonly = true)
+	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${basedir}", readonly = true, required = true)
 	private File baseDir;
 
-	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}", readonly = true)
+	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}", readonly = true, required = true)
 	private File projectBuildDirectory;
 
 	@Parameter(defaultValue = "/src/test/resources/contracts")
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateStubsMojo.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateStubsMojo.java
index 603f23120f..8a91f976d5 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateStubsMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/codearte/accurest/maven/GenerateStubsMojo.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import io.codearte.accurest.wiremock.RecursiveFilesConverter;
 @Mojo(name = "generateStubs", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.PROCESS_RESOURCES)
 public class GenerateStubsMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 
-	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${basedir}", readonly = true)
+	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${basedir}", readonly = true, required = true)
 	private File baseDir;
 
-	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}", readonly = true)
+	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}", readonly = true, required = true)
 	private File projectBuildDirectory;
 
 	@Parameter(defaultValue = "/src/test/resources/contracts")