diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.groovy
index 49d44c55a7..b7024eeb29 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.groovy
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ContractsCopyTask extends DefaultTask {
 	@TaskAction
 	void sync() {
 		File contractsDirectory = config.contractsDirectory.get().asFile
-		String contractsRepository = config.contractsRepository
+		String contractsRepository = config.contractsRepository.get()
 		throwExceptionWhenFailOnNoContracts(contractsDirectory, contractsRepository)
 		String antPattern = "${config.includedRootFolderAntPattern.get()}*.*"
 		String slashSeparatedGroupId = project.group.toString().replace(".", File.separator)
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/GenerateStubsMojo.java b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/GenerateStubsMojo.java
index bf49bb87b1..bfb3e21c27 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/GenerateStubsMojo.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/GenerateStubsMojo.java
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ public class GenerateStubsMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 			required = true)
 	private File projectBuildDirectory;
 
+	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.finalName}", readonly = true,
+			required = true)
+	private String projectFinalName;
+
 	@Parameter(property = "stubsDirectory",
 			defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}/stubs")
 	private File outputDirectory;
@@ -112,9 +116,14 @@ public class GenerateStubsMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 				stubsJarFile);
 	}
 
-	private File createStubJar(File stubsOutputDir) throws MojoFailureException {
-		String stubArchiveName = this.project.getBuild().getFinalName() + "-"
-				+ this.classifier + ".jar";
+	private File createStubJar(File stubsOutputDir)
+			throws MojoFailureException, MojoExecutionException {
+		if (!stubsOutputDir.exists()) {
+			throw new MojoExecutionException("Stubs could not be found: ["
+					+ stubsOutputDir.getAbsolutePath()
+					+ "] .\nPlease make sure that spring-cloud-contract:convert was invoked");
+		}
+		String stubArchiveName = this.projectFinalName + "-" + this.classifier + ".jar";
 		File stubsJarFile = new File(this.projectBuildDirectory, stubArchiveName);
 		String[] excludes = excludes();
 		getLog().info("Files matching this pattern will be excluded from "
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java
index 270482dc86..846ecfcc0f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/maven/verifier/PluginUnitTest.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class PluginUnitTest {
 	public void shouldGenerateStubs() throws Exception {
 		File basedir = this.resources.getBasedir("generatedStubs");
 		this.maven.executeMojo(basedir, "generateStubs", defaultPackageForTests());
-		assertFilesPresent(basedir, "target/sample-project-0.1-stubs.jar");
+		assertFilesPresent(basedir, "target/sample-project-stubs.jar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class PluginUnitTest {
 		File basedir = this.resources.getBasedir("generatedStubs");
 		this.maven.executeMojo(basedir, "generateStubs", defaultPackageForTests(),
 				newParameter("attachContracts", "false"));
-		assertFilesPresent(basedir, "target/sample-project-0.1-stubs.jar");
+		assertFilesPresent(basedir, "target/sample-project-stubs.jar");
 		// FIXME: add assertion for jar content
 	}
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class PluginUnitTest {
 		File basedir = this.resources.getBasedir("generatedStubs");
 		this.maven.executeMojo(basedir, "generateStubs", defaultPackageForTests(),
 				newParameter("classifier", "foo"));
-		assertFilesPresent(basedir, "target/sample-project-0.1-foo.jar");
+		assertFilesPresent(basedir, "target/sample-project-foo.jar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/generatedStubs/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/generatedStubs/pom.xml
index 1b0b426f80..5ba04920fb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/generatedStubs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/generatedStubs/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	<version>0.1</version>
 
 	<build>
+		<finalName>${project.name}</finalName>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/config/framework/TestFrameworkDefinition.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/config/framework/TestFrameworkDefinition.java
index e8df817324..cd00e7786b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/config/framework/TestFrameworkDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/config/framework/TestFrameworkDefinition.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.config.framework;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- * @deprecated appropriate implementations of <code>org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.Visitor</code>
- * should be used instead.
+ * @deprecated appropriate implementations of
+ * <code>org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.Visitor</code> should be used
+ * instead.
  *
  * Defines elements characteristic of a given test framework to be used during test class
  * construction.
- *
  * @author Olga Maciaszek-Sharma
  * @since 2.1.0
  */