diff --git a/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.gitignore b/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.gitignore
index f59bdf9b9af..f9a474f5e7f 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.gitignore
+++ b/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.gitignore
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ local.properties
 .loadpath
 
 # Eclipse Core
-.project
 
 # External tool builders
 .externalToolBuilders/
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.project b/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a977994279a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>hapi-fhir-cli-jpaserver</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>