diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-esb.xml b/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-esb.xml
index 968f6c0dc3..f257cadbeb 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-esb.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-esb.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
 				<antcall target="deploy.esb-data" />
 			</then>
 		</if>
-		<if>
-			<equals arg1="${deploy.web}" arg2="true" />
-			<then>
-				<antcall target="deploy.esb-web" />
-			</then>
-		</if>
 	</target>
 	
 	<target name="cleanup">		
@@ -96,18 +90,6 @@
 			includes="**/*" type="both" />
 	</target>
 	
-	<target name="deploy.esb-web">
-    	<deploy.war
-    		web.project.dir="com.raytheon.edex.uengine"
-    		war.name="uEngineWeb" />
-        <deploy.war
-        	web.project.dir="gov.noaa.nws.ncep.edex.purgeutil"
-        	war.name="purgeWeb" />
-		<deploy.war
-			web.project.dir="com.raytheon.uf.edex.registry.ebxml"
-			war.name="registryEbxml" />
-	</target>
-	
 	<taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml" 
 		classpath="${basedir}/lib/ant/ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar" />
 </project>
diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-web.xml b/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-web.xml
index a3ca610d2d..b02f4529b5 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-web.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/deploy-web.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@
     <macrodef name="deploy.war">
         <attribute name="web.project.dir" />
         <attribute name="war.name" />
+    	<attribute name="webapps.dir" />
         
-        <sequential>            
-            <property name="webapps.dir" 
-                value="${edex.root.directory}/webapps" />
-        	
+        <sequential>         	
         	<!-- find the web "project" -->
         	<var name="project.dir" value="" />        	
 	 		<for list="${basedirectories}" param="directory"
@@ -41,13 +39,13 @@
             <var name="war.file" value="@{war.name}.war" />
             
             <!-- delete old war file -->
-            <delete dir="${webapps.dir}/@{war.name}" />
-            <delete file="${webapps.dir}/${war.file}" />
-            <mkdir dir="${webapps.dir}" />
+            <delete dir="@{webapps.dir}/@{war.name}" />
+            <delete file="@{webapps.dir}/${war.file}" />
+            <mkdir dir="@{webapps.dir}" />
             
             <!-- build and deploy new war -->
             <echo message="Building and deploying war file" />
-            <war destfile="${webapps.dir}/${war.file}" 
+            <war destfile="@{webapps.dir}/${war.file}" 
             webxml="${project.dir}/web/WEB-INF/web.xml">
                 <fileset dir="${project.dir}/web" 
                     excludes="**/WEB-INF/" />
@@ -56,9 +54,9 @@
                 <webinf file="${project.dir}/web/WEB-INF/dwr.xml" />
             </war>
             
-            <unzip src="${webapps.dir}/${war.file}" 
-                dest="${webapps.dir}/@{war.name}" />
-            <delete file="${webapps.dir}/${war.file}" />
+            <unzip src="@{webapps.dir}/${war.file}" 
+                dest="@{webapps.dir}/@{war.name}" />
+            <delete file="@{webapps.dir}/${war.file}" />
         </sequential>
     </macrodef>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/plugin-methods.xml b/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/plugin-methods.xml
index b4324105a8..4c48c76a60 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/plugin-methods.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/deploy-common/plugin-methods.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <project>
+	<import file="deploy-web.xml" />
+	
 	<macrodef name="processPlugins">
 		<attribute name="includes.file" />
 		<attribute name="plugin.type" />
@@ -101,6 +103,19 @@
 	 			</else>
 	 		</if>
 			
+			<!-- determine if the plugin is a web project -->
+			<if>
+				<available file="${plugin.base}/web.deploy" type="file" />
+				<then>
+					<var file="${plugin.base}/web.deploy" />
+					
+					<deploy.war
+						web.project.dir="@{plugin.name}"
+						war.name="${war.name}"
+						webapps.dir="${edex.root.directory}/webapps" />					
+				</then>
+			</if>
+			
 			<ant antfile="${basedir}/deploy-common/external-rules.xml" 
 			inheritAll="false">
 				<property name="plugin._directory"
diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customAssembly.xml b/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customAssembly.xml
index e7f98600ab..ee66818863 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customAssembly.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customAssembly.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <project name="Build specific targets and properties" default="noDefault">
+	<import file="${builder}/../deploy-common/deploy-web.xml" />
 	<!-- =====================================================================
 	    
 	    The Following Properties are available in all targets:
@@ -28,6 +29,20 @@
 			<property name="deployment._root" 
 				value="${target.folder}/.." />
 		</ant>
+		
+		<!-- determine if plugin is a web project -->
+		<!-- determine if the plugin is a web project -->
+		<if>			
+			<available file="${projectLocation}/web.deploy" type="file" />
+			<then>
+				<var file="${projectLocation}/web.deploy" />
+				<basename property="plugin.name" file="${projectLocation}" />
+				<deploy.war
+					web.project.dir="${plugin.name}"
+					war.name="${war.name}"
+					webapps.dir="${target.folder}/../webapps" />
+			</then>
+		</if>		
 	</target>
 	
 	<!-- ===================================================================== -->
diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customTargets.xml b/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customTargets.xml
index 803bb4f140..241389e465 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customTargets.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/customTargets.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@
         		</fileset>
         	</copy>
         	
+        	<if>
+        		<available file="${build.output.directory}/webapps" type="dir" />
+        		<then>
+        			<mkdir dir="${builder}/postBuild/${edex.root.directory}" />
+        			<copy todir="${builder}/postBuild/${edex.root.directory}"
+        			verbose="true">
+        				<fileset dir="${build.output.directory}">
+        					<include name="webapps/**" />
+        				</fileset>
+        			</copy>
+        		</then>
+        	</if>
+        	
         	<!-- special rule for cots -->
         	<if>
         		<not>
diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/developer.properties b/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/developer.properties
index 28ec5525e9..6edc5f2745 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/developer.properties
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/edex/developer.properties
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ wa.to.deploy=
 deploy.python=true
 # deploy build.edex/esb/data
 deploy.data=true
-# deploy the web applications
-deploy.web=true
 # deploy GFESuite
 deploy.gfesuite=true
 # use esb.overwrite to overwrite files during esb deployment regardless
diff --git a/edexOsgi/build.edex/properties/edex.properties b/edexOsgi/build.edex/properties/edex.properties
index 75bce66529..4d619951f0 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/build.edex/properties/edex.properties
+++ b/edexOsgi/build.edex/properties/edex.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ esbDir=${install.dir}/../edex
 
 feature=../com.raytheon.edex.feature.uframe/feature.xml
 working.dir=edex/tmp/plugins
-deploy.web=true
 deploy.data=true
 svcbudir=${install.dir}/../GFESuite
diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.uengine/web.deploy b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.uengine/web.deploy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccc4140465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.uengine/web.deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+war.name=uEngineWeb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.registry.ebxml/web.deploy b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.registry.ebxml/web.deploy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32b20478ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.registry.ebxml/web.deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+war.name=registryEbxml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ncep/gov.noaa.nws.ncep.edex.purgeutil/web.deploy b/ncep/gov.noaa.nws.ncep.edex.purgeutil/web.deploy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4fb53999d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncep/gov.noaa.nws.ncep.edex.purgeutil/web.deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+war.name=purgeWeb
\ No newline at end of file