diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 0f9d6768d..b51ca0ad6 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@
             <manifest>
               <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
               <mainClass>org.restheart.Bootstrapper</mainClass>
+              <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+              <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
               <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
               <addDefaultSpecificationEntries>true</addDefaultSpecificationEntries>
             </manifest>