diff --git a/j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/impl/ServerFileDistributor.java b/j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/impl/ServerFileDistributor.java
--- a/j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/impl/ServerFileDistributor.java
+++ b/j2eeserver/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/deployment/impl/ServerFileDistributor.java
@@ -271,18 +271,7 @@
         File destDir = FileUtil.toFile(contentDirectory);
         assert destDir != null;
 
-        for (Artifact artifact : artifacts) {
-            File fsFile = artifact.getFile();
-            FileObject file = FileUtil.toFileObject(FileUtil.normalizeFile(fsFile));
-            if (file != null && !file.isFolder()) {
-                String relative = FileUtil.getRelativePath(contentDirectory, file);
-                if (relative != null) {
-                    mc.record(destDir, relative);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return mc;
+        return _distributeOnSave(destDir, target, artifacts);
     }
 
     private AppChanges _distribute(Iterator source, File destDir, TargetModuleID target, long lastDeployTime) throws IOException {