diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7cd6720c..b66b7959 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.log4s" %% "log4s" % "1.3.0",
   "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-simple" % "1.7.21"
 )
+
+enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging)
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..176a863a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sbt.version=0.13.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..685959ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.1.1")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/services.scala b/src/main/scala/services.scala
index 7f2404fb..6b699d75 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/services.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/services.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ object EvaluatorServer extends App {
   val ip = Option(System.getenv("EVALUATOR_SERVER_IP")).getOrElse("0.0.0.0")
 
   val port = (Option(System.getenv("EVALUATOR_SERVER_PORT")) orElse
-              Option(System.getenv("HTTP_PORT")))
+              Option(System.getProperty("http.port")))
           .map(_.toInt)
           .getOrElse(8080)