diff --git a/distro/pom.xml b/distro/pom.xml
index 367a6e2..ea0e929 100644
--- a/distro/pom.xml
+++ b/distro/pom.xml
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@
               <excludeTransitive>true</excludeTransitive>
               <useBaseVersion>true</useBaseVersion>
               <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/openmrs_modules/</outputDirectory>
-              <!-- copying jars and omods only -->
+              <!-- Copying JARs and OMODs only.
+               Exclude any 'com.ozonehis' artifact to make sure EIP routes are not copied over -->
               <includeTypes>jar, omod</includeTypes>
+              <excludeGroupIds>com.ozonehis</excludeGroupIds>
             </configuration>
           </execution>