diff --git a/configure/RULES_PHOEBUS b/configure/RULES_PHOEBUS
index 1fd21c7..f795e79 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_PHOEBUS
+++ b/configure/RULES_PHOEBUS
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@ JAVAHOME = ${JAVA_HOME}
 
 phoebus:
 ifeq "$(JAVAHOME)" ""
-	$(QUIET)echo "JAVA_HOME must be defined. Please do the following command first:"     
-	$(QUIET)echo "source scripts/set_java_path.bash \"$(JAVA_PATH)\" "
+	$(QUIET)echo "JAVA_HOME must be defined. "
 else
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
-	$(QUIET)JAVA_HOME=$(JAVA_HOME) $(MAVEN_CMD) clean verify -Djavafx.platform=linux -f $(PS_SRC_ROOT)/dependencies/pom.xml
+	$(QUIET)JAVA_HOME=$(JAVA_HOME) $(MAVEN_CMD) -f $(PS_SRC_ROOT)/pom.xml install -Djavafx.platform=linux -DskipTests -Dmaven.test.skip=true
 endif
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
-	$(QUIET)JAVA_HOME=$(JAVA_HOME) $(MAVEN_CMD) clean verify -Djavafx.platform=mac -f $(PS_SRC_ROOT)/dependencies/pom.xml
+	$(QUIET)JAVA_HOME=$(JAVA_HOME) $(MAVEN_CMD) -f $(PS_SRC_ROOT)/pom.xml install -Djavafx.platform=mac -DskipTests -Dmaven.test.skip=true
 endif
-	$(QUIET)JAVA_HOME=$(JAVA_HOME) $(MAVEN_CMD) -f $(PS_SRC_ROOT)/pom.xml clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true
 endif
 
 build.phoebus: depverify phoebus