diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java b/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java
index 5630f1da..8d658b31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/AbstractDeployMojo.java
@@ -248,23 +248,16 @@ protected static final void removeTemporaryDeploymentOptionsFile(File deployment
     FileUtils.deleteQuietly(deploymentOptionsFile);
   }
 
-  protected final void deployToDirectory(File resolvedOptionsFile, File deployDir)
+  protected final void deployToDirectory(Path resolvedOptionsFile, Path deployDir)
           throws MojoExecutionException {
     var targetDeployableFile = createTargetDeployableFile(deployDir);
-    String deployablePath = deployDir.toPath().relativize(targetDeployableFile).toString();
-    if (resolvedOptionsFile == null) {
-
-    }
-    IvyDeployer deployer = new FileDeployer(deployDir.toPath(), toPath(resolvedOptionsFile), deployTimeoutInSeconds, deployFile, targetDeployableFile);
+    String deployablePath = deployDir.relativize(targetDeployableFile).toString();
+    IvyDeployer deployer = new FileDeployer(deployDir, resolvedOptionsFile, deployTimeoutInSeconds, deployFile, targetDeployableFile);
     deployer.deploy(deployablePath, getLog());
   }
 
-  private Path toPath(File file) {
-    return file == null ? null : file.toPath();
-  }
-
-  private final Path createTargetDeployableFile(File deployDir) {
-    return deployDir.toPath()
+  private final Path createTargetDeployableFile(Path deployDir) {
+    return deployDir
             .resolve(deployToEngineApplication)
             .resolve(deployFile.getFileName().toString());
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToEngineMojo.java b/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToEngineMojo.java
index fb5cfc8f..79dbe6ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToEngineMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToEngineMojo.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ private void deployWithOptions(File resolvedOptionsFile) throws MojoExecutionExc
   }
 
   private void deployToDirectory(File resolvedOptionsFile) throws MojoExecutionException {
-    File deployDir = getDeployDirectory();
+    var deployDir = getDeployDirectory();
     if (deployEngineDirectory == null) {
       getLog().warn("Skipping deployment, target engine could not be evaluated." +
               "Please configure an existing engine to deploy to with argument <deployEngineDirectory>.");
@@ -171,10 +171,12 @@ private void deployToDirectory(File resolvedOptionsFile) throws MojoExecutionExc
               + deployDir + "' does not exist.");
       return;
     }
-
     checkDirParams();
+    deployToDirectory(toPath(resolvedOptionsFile), deployDir.toPath());
+  }
 
-    deployToDirectory(resolvedOptionsFile, deployDir);
+  private Path toPath(File file) {
+    return file == null ? null : file.toPath();
   }
 
   private void deployToRestService(File resolvedOptionsFile) throws MojoExecutionException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToTestEngineMojo.java b/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToTestEngineMojo.java
index aec6ecae..7db79b86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToTestEngineMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ivyteam/ivy/maven/deploy/DeployToTestEngineMojo.java
@@ -153,11 +153,14 @@ static Optional<Path> findPackedIar(File dep) throws IOException {
   private void deployTestApp() throws MojoExecutionException {
     File resolvedOptionsFile = createDeployOptionsFile(new DeploymentOptionsFileFactory(deployFile));
     try {
-      File deployDir = new File(getEngineDir(project), DeployToEngineMojo.DEPLOY_DEFAULT);
-      deployToDirectory(resolvedOptionsFile, deployDir);
+      var deployDir = getEngineDir(project).toPath().resolve(DeployToEngineMojo.DEPLOY_DEFAULT);
+      deployToDirectory(toPath(resolvedOptionsFile), deployDir);
     } finally {
       removeTemporaryDeploymentOptionsFile(resolvedOptionsFile);
     }
   }
 
+  private Path toPath(File file) {
+    return file == null ? null : file.toPath();
+  }
 }