diff --git a/jenkinsfiles/example b/jenkinsfiles/example
index 5eaae3bf6..20f87f59e 100644
--- a/jenkinsfiles/example
+++ b/jenkinsfiles/example
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ pipeline {
 
     stage('Build') {
       agent any
-      tool 'maven'
       steps {
+            tool 'maven'
             configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: 'nexus', variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS')]) {
                  sh 'mvn -s $MAVEN_SETTINGS clean deploy -DskipTests=true -B'
             }