diff --git a/rocker-compiler/src/main/java/com/fizzed/rocker/compiler/JavaGeneratorRunnable.java b/rocker-compiler/src/main/java/com/fizzed/rocker/compiler/JavaGeneratorRunnable.java
index c913097..d5fb798 100644
--- a/rocker-compiler/src/main/java/com/fizzed/rocker/compiler/JavaGeneratorRunnable.java
+++ b/rocker-compiler/src/main/java/com/fizzed/rocker/compiler/JavaGeneratorRunnable.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public void run() throws RuntimeException{
             // use resource name, but strip leading slash
             // place it into the classes directory (not the compile directory)
             try{
-                File configFile = new File(this.configuration.getClassDirectory(), RockerRuntime.CONF_RESOURCE_NAME.substring(1));
+                File configFile = new File(this.configuration.getOutputDirectory(), RockerRuntime.CONF_RESOURCE_NAME.substring(1));
                 this.configuration.write(configFile);
                 log.info("Generated rocker configuration " + configFile);
             }catch(IOException iox){
diff --git a/rocker-test-reload/pom.xml b/rocker-test-reload/pom.xml
index b993b08..92fcba9 100644
--- a/rocker-test-reload/pom.xml
+++ b/rocker-test-reload/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>add-generated-resources</id>
+                        <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>add-test-resource</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${basedir}/target/generated-test-sources/rocker</directory>
+                                    <targetPath>${basedir}/target/test-classes</targetPath>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/*.conf</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <!-- adjusts how surefire plugin manipulates classpath for testing -->
             <!-- only way to get compiling & reloading to work like we expect -->
             <plugin>
@@ -124,4 +149,4 @@
         </dependency>
         
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>