ASSERT: make sure you have a valid user account on OpenShift ASSERT: use a vanilla JEE Juno SR1 EXEC: install OpenShift tools from our JBT Beta1c (respin-c) update site: http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/JBossTools-4.0.0.Beta1c.core/ EXEC: luanch new OpenShift application wizard from central or new wizards, provide your valid credentials and choose to create a jbossas-7 application. Hit Finish to trigger the creation and subsequent import (simply importing an existing application also works). Result: The clone is executed but an NPE occurrs when m2e imports the maven projects. In the eclipse log you'll spot the following: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.lifecyclemapping.LifecycleMappingFactory.getDefaultLifecycleMappingMetadataSource(LifecycleMappingFactory.java:1060) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.lifecyclemapping.LifecycleMappingFactory.getProjectMetadataSources(LifecycleMappingFactory.java:258) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.lifecyclemapping.LifecycleMappingFactory.calculateEffectiveLifecycleMappingMetadata(LifecycleMappingFactory.java:215) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.lifecyclemapping.LifecycleMappingFactory.calculateLifecycleMapping(LifecycleMappingFactory.java:175) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.project.registry.ProjectRegistryManager.setupLifecycleMapping(ProjectRegistryManager.java:527) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.project.registry.ProjectRegistryManager.refresh(ProjectRegistryManager.java:446) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.project.registry.ProjectRegistryManager.refresh(ProjectRegistryManager.java:328) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.project.registry.ProjectRegistryManager.refresh(ProjectRegistryManager.java:279) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.project.registry.MavenProjectManager.refresh(MavenProjectManager.java:58) at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.builder.MavenBuilder.build(MavenBuilder.java:87) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$2.run(BuildManager.java:728) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:199) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:239) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$1.run(BuildManager.java:292) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:295) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuildLoop(BuildManager.java:351) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.build(BuildManager.java:374) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.AutoBuildJob.doBuild(AutoBuildJob.java:143) at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.AutoBuildJob.run(AutoBuildJob.java:241) at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:53)