diff --git a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/testing/stubs/DefaultArtifactHandlerStub.java b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/testing/stubs/DefaultArtifactHandlerStub.java
index ac2041b..99ee8f7 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/testing/stubs/DefaultArtifactHandlerStub.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/testing/stubs/DefaultArtifactHandlerStub.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class DefaultArtifactHandlerStub
     {
         if ( packaging == null )
         {
-            packaging = type;
+            packaging = getType();
         }
         return packaging;
     }