diff --git a/opendj-server-legacy/pom.xml b/opendj-server-legacy/pom.xml
index 9d53b1d0bc..53024af3db 100644
--- a/opendj-server-legacy/pom.xml
+++ b/opendj-server-legacy/pom.xml
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
             <phase>generate-resources</phase>
             <configuration>
               <target>
-                <copy todir="${project.build.directory}/template/config" file="${basedir}/resource/config/config.ldif" />
+                <copy todir="${project.build.directory}/template/config" file="${basedir}/resource/config/config.ldif" overwrite="true" />
               </target>
             </configuration>
             <goals>