diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy
index 00d3a513..866a2b82 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/DeployTask.groovy
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class DeployTask extends AbstractServerTask {
             }
         }
 
-        LooseWarApplication looseWar = new LooseWarApplication(task, config)
+        LooseWarApplication looseWar = new LooseWarApplication(task, config,logger)
         looseWar.addSourceDir()
         looseWar.addOutputDir(looseWar.getDocumentRoot() , task.classpath.getFiles().toArray()[0], "/WEB-INF/classes/");
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class DeployTask extends AbstractServerTask {
     }
 
     protected void installLooseConfigEar(LooseConfigData config, Task task) throws Exception{
-        LooseEarApplication looseEar = new LooseEarApplication(task, config);
+        LooseEarApplication looseEar = new LooseEarApplication(task, config, logger);
         looseEar.addSourceDir();
         looseEar.addApplicationXmlFile();
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseEarApplication.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseEarApplication.groovy
index 844f68ed..4d912ab0 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseEarApplication.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseEarApplication.groovy
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.config.LooseConfigData
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
+import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger
 import org.gradle.plugins.ear.Ear
 import org.w3c.dom.Element
 
 public class LooseEarApplication extends LooseApplication {
     
     protected Task task;
+    protected Logger logger;
 
-    public LooseEarApplication(Task task, LooseConfigData config) {
+    public LooseEarApplication(Task task, LooseConfigData config, Logger logger) {
         super(task.getProject().getLayout().getBuildDirectory().getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath(), config)
         this.task = task
+        this.logger = logger
     }
 
     public void addSourceDir() throws Exception {
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ public class LooseEarApplication extends LooseApplication {
                 config.addFile(applicationXmlFile, "/META-INF/application.xml");
             }
         }
+        else {
+            logger.warn("Project is expected to have EAR plugin. Application xml file may not be added correctly")
+        }
     }
     
     public Element addWarModule(Project proj) throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseWarApplication.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseWarApplication.groovy
index e185b157..cdc436dc 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseWarApplication.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/utils/LooseWarApplication.groovy
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@ package io.openliberty.tools.gradle.utils;
 import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.config.LooseApplication
 import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.config.LooseConfigData
 import org.gradle.api.Task
+import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.War
 
 public class LooseWarApplication extends LooseApplication {
     
     protected Task task;
+    protected Logger logger;
 
-    public LooseWarApplication(Task task, LooseConfigData config) {
+    public LooseWarApplication(Task task, LooseConfigData config, Logger logger) {
         super(task.getProject().getLayout().getBuildDirectory().getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath(), config)
         this.task = task
+        this.logger = logger
     }
 
     public void addSourceDir() throws Exception {
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ public class LooseWarApplication extends LooseApplication {
             if (war.getWebAppDirectory().getAsFile().get() != null) {
                 sourceDir = new File(war.getWebAppDirectory().getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath())
             }
+        }else {
+            logger.warn("Default sourcedir path to src/main/webapp as WAR plugin does not exist. Application may not work expectedly")
         }
         config.addDir(sourceDir, "/")
     }