diff --git a/fineract-provider/build.gradle b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
index c1cbd73a6..99db4e15d 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ compileJava.doLast {
     def mainSS = sourceSets.main
     def source = mainSS.java.classesDirectory.get()
     copy {
-        from "src/main/resources/jpa/"
+        from file("src/main/resources/jpa/persistence.xml")
         into "${source}/META-INF/"
     }
     javaexec {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ compileJava.doLast {
         classpath configurations.runtimeClasspath
     }
     delete {
-        delete "${source}/META-INF/"
+        delete "${source}/META-INF/persistence.xml"
     }
 }