diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2506b44..42882d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
             <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
             <version>7.4.0.v20110414</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>args4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>args4j</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.16</version>
-        </dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>args4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>args4j</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.16</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>