diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project
index 4f3af14..c6454b2 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
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+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
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+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
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