diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
index f57d33106..dd85408e9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public class WeblogicDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
             {
                 // try to use the compiler specified by build.compiler. Right now we are just going
                 // to allow Jikes
-                String buildCompiler = getTask().getProject().getProperty( "build.compiler" );
+                String buildCompiler = getTask().getProperty( "build.compiler" ).toString();
                 if( buildCompiler != null && buildCompiler.equals( "jikes" ) )
                 {
                     javaTask.createArg().setValue( "-compiler" );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java
index 9a41f559b..d867f0b88 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java
@@ -959,14 +959,15 @@ public class WebsphereDeploymentTool
 
                 EnvironmentVariable var = new EnvironmentVariable();
                 var.setKey( "websphere.lib.dir" );
-                var.setValue( getTask().getProject().getProperty( "websphere.home" ) + "/lib" );
+                final String webshpereHome = getTask().getProperty( "websphere.home" ).toString();
+                var.setValue( webshpereHome + "/lib" );
                 javaTask.addSysproperty( var );
 
 
 
                 // Set the working directory
 
-                javaTask.setDir( new File( getTask().getProject().getProperty( "websphere.home" ) ) );
+                javaTask.setDir( new File( webshpereHome ) );
 
 
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
index f57d33106..dd85408e9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public class WeblogicDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool
             {
                 // try to use the compiler specified by build.compiler. Right now we are just going
                 // to allow Jikes
-                String buildCompiler = getTask().getProject().getProperty( "build.compiler" );
+                String buildCompiler = getTask().getProperty( "build.compiler" ).toString();
                 if( buildCompiler != null && buildCompiler.equals( "jikes" ) )
                 {
                     javaTask.createArg().setValue( "-compiler" );
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java
index 9a41f559b..d867f0b88 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WebsphereDeploymentTool.java
@@ -959,14 +959,15 @@ public class WebsphereDeploymentTool
 
                 EnvironmentVariable var = new EnvironmentVariable();
                 var.setKey( "websphere.lib.dir" );
-                var.setValue( getTask().getProject().getProperty( "websphere.home" ) + "/lib" );
+                final String webshpereHome = getTask().getProperty( "websphere.home" ).toString();
+                var.setValue( webshpereHome + "/lib" );
                 javaTask.addSysproperty( var );
 
 
 
                 // Set the working directory
 
-                javaTask.setDir( new File( getTask().getProject().getProperty( "websphere.home" ) ) );
+                javaTask.setDir( new File( webshpereHome ) );