diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7417606fa..5a6c604b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ node_modules/
 ### IDE
 *.iml
 *.idea
+
+### Other
+war/.yarnrc.yml
+
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.adoc b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
index 7f6e85115..8148087cc 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ When building, Yarn will bundle the front-end files only.
 . Install tools
 .. Java 17
 .. Maven 3.8.6
-.. Node 18.10.0 and Yarn 3.2.4
+.. Node 18.10.0 and Yarn 3.2.4 (these should be done in the "war" directory)
 .. Optional: have Docker installed in your environment
 . Open the project in your favorite IDE.
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Please see the link:ARCHITECTURE.adoc[architecture] document to better understan
 
 == How to build locally the application
 
-Once you have installed the tools listed before, you can generate the application binary by running the command:
+Once you have installed the tools listed before, you can generate the application binary by running the command, but bewware of additional requirements in the xref:how-to-run-the-application-locally[next subsection]:
 
 [source,bash]
 ----
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ You can speed up the process by running the command:
 mvn package -Dmaven.test.skip
 ----
 
+[#how-to-run-the-application-locally]
 === How to run the application locally
 
 Before starting the application, it is required to create a GitHub App, configure environment variables and have access to a PostgreSQL Database.
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ yarn dev
 
 This will build and update the front-end files when you modify them.
 
-In a second terminal run:
+First remember to run `mvn clean install` at root. Then, at the `war directory`, in a second terminal run:
 
 [source,bash]
 ----
diff --git a/war/.yarnrc.yml b/war/.yarnrc.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 61af32d51..000000000
--- a/war/.yarnrc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-yarnPath: .yarn/releases/yarn-3.2.4.cjs
diff --git a/war/pom.xml b/war/pom.xml
index 993b5ff62..e0cf0f2c6 100644
--- a/war/pom.xml
+++ b/war/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<groupId>io.jenkins.pluginhealth.scoring</groupId>
 		<artifactId>plugin-health-scoring-parent</artifactId>
 		<version>3.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-		<relativePath>../</relativePath>
+		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>plugin-health-scoring-war</artifactId>