diff --git a/activemq-tooling/activemq-memtest-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/MemtestMojo.java b/activemq-tooling/activemq-memtest-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/MemtestMojo.java
index 430f41ab6d..95bfa100e2 100644
--- a/activemq-tooling/activemq-memtest-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/MemtestMojo.java
+++ b/activemq-tooling/activemq-memtest-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/MemtestMojo.java
@@ -29,79 +29,79 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 public class MemtestMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${url}
+     * @parameter property="url"
      */
     private String url;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${topic}" default-value="true"
+     * @parameter property="topic" default-value="true"
      * @required
      */
     private String topic;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${connectionCheckpointSize}" default-value="-1"
+     * @parameter property="connectionCheckpointSize" default-value="-1"
      * @required
      */
     private String connectionCheckpointSize;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${durable}" default-value="false"
+     * @parameter property="durable" default-value="false"
      * @required
      */
     private String durable;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${producerCount}" default-value="1"
+     * @parameter property="producerCount" default-value="1"
      * @required
      */
     private String producerCount;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${prefetchSize}" default-value="-1"
+     * @parameter property="prefetchSize" default-value="-1"
      * @required
      */
     private String prefetchSize;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${consumerCount}" default-value="1"
+     * @parameter property="consumerCount" default-value="1"
      * @required
      */
     private String consumerCount;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${messageCount}" default-value="100000"
+     * @parameter property="messageCount" default-value="100000"
      * @required
      */
     private String messageCount;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${messageSize}" default-value="10240"
+     * @parameter property="messageSize" default-value="10240"
      * @required
      */
     private String messageSize;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${checkpointInterval}" default-value="2"
+     * @parameter property="checkpointInterval" default-value="2"
      * @required
      */
     private String checkpointInterval;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${destinationName}" default-value="FOO.BAR"
+     * @parameter property="destinationName" default-value="FOO.BAR"
      * @required
      */
     private String destinationName;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${reportName}"
+     * @parameter property="$reportName"
      *            default-value="activemq-memory-usage-report"
      * @required
      */
     private String reportName;
 
     /**
-     * @parameter property="${reportDirectory}"
+     * @parameter property="reportDirectory"
      *            default-value="${project.build.directory}/test-memtest"
      * @required
      */
diff --git a/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 20976e1e87..ede5936466 100644
--- a/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
       <artifactId>activemq-broker</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
+        <artifactId>activemq-spring</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
       <artifactId>activemq-console</artifactId>
diff --git a/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/ServerMojo.java b/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/ServerMojo.java
index b7fb08d08d..da6b695d9c 100644
--- a/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/ServerMojo.java
+++ b/activemq-tooling/activemq-perf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/maven/ServerMojo.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class ServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**
      * Location of the output directory. Defaults to target.
      *
-     * @parameter property="${project.build.directory}"
+     * @parameter property="project.build.directory"
      * @required
      */
     private File outputDirectory;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class ServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**
      * Location of the predefined config files.
      *
-     * @parameter property="${configDirectory}"
+     * @parameter property="configDirectory"
      *            default-value="${basedir}/src/main/resources/broker-conf"
      * @required
      */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**
      * Type of activemq configuration to use. This is also the filename used.
      *
-     * @parameter property="${configType}" default-value="activemq"
+     * @parameter property="configType" default-value="activemq"
      * @required
      */
     private String configType;
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ public class ServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**
      * Location of activemq config file other those found in resources/config.
      *
-     * @parameter property="${configFile}"
+     * @parameter property="configFile"
      */
     private File configFile;
 
     /**
      * Broker URL.
      *
-     * @parameter property="${url}"
+     * @parameter property="url"
      */
     private String url;
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class ServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
             args[1] = "xbean:" + (config.toURI()).toString();
         }
 
+        getLog().info("Starting broker with configuration in:  " + args[1]);
         Main.main(args);
     }