diff --git a/examples/triggers/build.xml b/examples/triggers/build.xml
index 293b08d794..450def6773 100644
--- a/examples/triggers/build.xml
+++ b/examples/triggers/build.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	<property name="cassandra.classes" value="${cassandra.dir}/build/classes/main" />
 	<property name="build.src" value="${basedir}/src" />
 	<property name="build.dir" value="${basedir}/build" />
+	<property name="conf.dir" value="${basedir}/conf" />
 	<property name="build.classes" value="${build.dir}/classes" />
 	<property name="final.name" value="trigger-example" />
 
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@
 	<target name="jar" depends="build">
 		<jar jarfile="${build.dir}/${final.name}.jar">
 			<fileset dir="${build.classes}" />
+			<fileset dir="${conf.dir}">
+				<include name="**/*.properties" />
+			</fileset>
 		</jar>
 	</target>