diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/generator.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/generator.ts
index 806a90b00..e2ac98c06 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/generator.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   addMissedProperties,
   addProjectToAggregator,
   extractRootPomValues,
-  getAggregatorProjectName,
+  getAggregatorProjectRoot,
   getMavenRootDirectory,
   getParentProjectValues,
   getPlugin,
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ interface NormalizedSchema extends NxMavenAppGeneratorSchema {
   serveTargetName: string;
   testTargetName: string;
   integrationTestTargetName: string;
+  aggregatorProjectRoot: string;
 }
 
 function normalizeOptions(
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
   const testTargetName = getTestTargetName(plugin);
   const integrationTestTargetName = getIntegrationTestTargetName(plugin);
 
-  const aggregatorProject = getAggregatorProjectName(
+  const aggregatorProjectRoot = getAggregatorProjectRoot(
     tree,
     options.aggregatorProject,
     mavenRootDirectory,
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
     serveTargetName,
     testTargetName,
     integrationTestTargetName,
-    aggregatorProject,
+    aggregatorProjectRoot,
   };
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ async function applicationGenerator(
   addFiles(tree, normalizedOptions);
   addProjectToAggregator(tree, {
     projectRoot: normalizedOptions.projectRoot,
-    aggregatorProject: normalizedOptions.aggregatorProject,
+    aggregatorProjectRoot: normalizedOptions.aggregatorProjectRoot,
     mavenRootDirectory: normalizedOptions.mavenRootDirectory,
   });
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
index bee468187..6386f2d1b 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface NxMavenAppGeneratorSchema {
   packaging: PackagingType;
   configFormat: '.properties' | '.yml';
   parentProject: string;
-  aggregatorProject: string;
+  aggregatorProject?: string;
   minimal?: boolean;
   port?: string | number;
   framework?: FrameworkType;
diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/generator.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/generator.ts
index 593b0940e..11b8b7f10 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/generator.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
   addLibraryToProjects,
   addMissedProperties,
   addProjectToAggregator,
-  getAggregatorProjectName,
+  getAggregatorProjectRoot,
   getMavenRootDirectory,
   getParentProjectValues,
   getPlugin,
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ interface NormalizedSchema extends NxMavenLibGeneratorSchema {
   mavenRootDirectory: string;
   buildTargetName: string;
   testTargetName: string;
+  aggregatorProjectRoot: string;
 }
 
 function normalizeOptions(
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
   const buildTargetName = getBuildTargetName(plugin);
   const testTargetName = getTestTargetName(plugin);
 
-  const aggregatorProject = getAggregatorProjectName(
+  const aggregatorProjectRoot = getAggregatorProjectRoot(
     tree,
     options.aggregatorProject,
     mavenRootDirectory,
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
     mavenRootDirectory,
     buildTargetName,
     testTargetName,
-    aggregatorProject,
+    aggregatorProjectRoot,
   };
 }
 
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ async function libraryGenerator(
   addFiles(tree, normalizedOptions);
   addProjectToAggregator(tree, {
     projectRoot: normalizedOptions.projectRoot,
-    aggregatorProject: normalizedOptions.aggregatorProject,
+    aggregatorProjectRoot: normalizedOptions.aggregatorProjectRoot,
     mavenRootDirectory: normalizedOptions.mavenRootDirectory,
   });
   addLibraryToProjects(tree, normalizedOptions);
diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
index 9033408db..1aa42ccc9 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface NxMavenLibGeneratorSchema {
   groupId: string;
   projectVersion: string;
   parentProject: string;
-  aggregatorProject: string;
+  aggregatorProject?: string;
   projects?: string;
   skipStarterCode?: boolean;
   framework?: FrameworkType;
diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/generator.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/generator.ts
index 3c1652a2c..bce82b659 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/generator.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {
-  parseTags,
   generateProjectDirectory,
   generateProjectName,
   generateProjectRoot,
   generateSimpleProjectName,
+  getBuildTargetName,
   kotlinVersion,
   mavenCompilerPluginVersion,
   mavenEnforcerPluginVersion,
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import {
   micronautSerializationVersion,
   micronautTestResourcesVersion,
   micronautVersion,
+  parseTags,
   quarkusVersion,
   springBootVersion,
-  getBuildTargetName,
 } from '@jnxplus/common';
 import {
   Tree,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import {
   addMissedProperties,
   addProjectToAggregator,
-  getAggregatorProjectName,
+  getAggregatorProjectRoot,
   getMavenRootDirectory,
   getParentProjectValues,
   getPlugin,
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ interface NormalizedSchema extends NxMavenParentProjectGeneratorSchema {
   mavenSurefirePluginVersion: string;
   mavenFailsafePluginVersion: string;
   buildTargetName: string;
+  aggregatorProjectRoot: string;
 }
 
 function normalizeOptions(
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
   const plugin = getPlugin();
   const buildTargetName = getBuildTargetName(plugin);
 
-  const aggregatorProject = getAggregatorProjectName(
+  const aggregatorProjectRoot = getAggregatorProjectRoot(
     tree,
     options.aggregatorProject,
     mavenRootDirectory,
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
     mavenSurefirePluginVersion,
     mavenFailsafePluginVersion,
     buildTargetName,
-    aggregatorProject,
+    aggregatorProjectRoot,
   };
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ async function parentProjectGenerator(
   addFiles(tree, normalizedOptions);
   addProjectToAggregator(tree, {
     projectRoot: normalizedOptions.projectRoot,
-    aggregatorProject: normalizedOptions.aggregatorProject,
+    aggregatorProjectRoot: normalizedOptions.aggregatorProjectRoot,
     mavenRootDirectory: normalizedOptions.mavenRootDirectory,
   });
   if (!options.skipFormat) {
diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/schema.d.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/schema.d.ts
index 286f84c02..9c500a7ff 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/generators/parent-project/schema.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface NxMavenParentProjectGeneratorSchema {
   groupId: string;
   projectVersion?: string;
   parentProject: string;
-  aggregatorProject: string;
+  aggregatorProject?: string;
   framework?: FrameworkType;
   language: 'java' | 'kotlin' | 'java-kotlin';
   skipFormat?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/nx-maven/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/nx-maven/src/utils/index.ts
index 320b21851..ec30110c6 100644
--- a/packages/nx-maven/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-maven/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -115,44 +115,30 @@ function getProjectRootFromTree(
   tree: Tree,
   mavenRootDirectory: string,
   projectName: string,
-) {
+): string {
   let projectRoot = '';
 
-  if (!projectName) {
-    throw new Error('ProjectName cannot be empty');
-  }
-
   try {
     projectRoot = readProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName).root;
+    return projectRoot;
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn(err);
-  }
-
-  logger.warn(`Here ${projectRoot}`);
 
-  if (projectRoot) {
-    return projectRoot;
-  }
-
-  const mavenRootDirAbsolutePath = path.join(workspaceRoot, mavenRootDirectory);
-
-  const projectBasedir = getExpressionValue(
-    'project.basedir',
-    mavenRootDirAbsolutePath,
-    projectName,
-  );
-
-  logger.warn(`Here 99 ${projectBasedir}`);
+    const mavenRootDirAbsolutePath = path.join(
+      workspaceRoot,
+      mavenRootDirectory,
+    );
 
-  projectRoot = path.relative(workspaceRoot, projectBasedir);
+    const projectBasedir = getExpressionValue(
+      'project.basedir',
+      mavenRootDirAbsolutePath,
+      projectName,
+    );
 
-  logger.warn(`Here 22 ${projectRoot}`);
+    projectRoot = path.relative(workspaceRoot, projectBasedir);
 
-  if (!projectRoot) {
-    throw new Error('ProjectRoot cannot be empty');
+    return projectRoot;
   }
-
-  return projectRoot;
 }
 
 export function getExpressionValue(
@@ -181,21 +167,19 @@ export function addProjectToAggregator(
   tree: Tree,
   options: {
     projectRoot: string;
-    aggregatorProject: string;
+    aggregatorProjectRoot: string;
     mavenRootDirectory: string;
   },
 ) {
-  const aggregatorProjectRoot = getProjectRootFromTree(
-    tree,
-    options.mavenRootDirectory,
-    options.aggregatorProject,
+  const parentProjectPomPath = path.join(
+    options.aggregatorProjectRoot,
+    'pom.xml',
   );
-  const parentProjectPomPath = path.join(aggregatorProjectRoot, 'pom.xml');
   const xmlDoc = readXmlTree(tree, parentProjectPomPath);
 
   const aggregatorProjectAbsolutPath = path.join(
     workspaceRoot,
-    aggregatorProjectRoot,
+    options.aggregatorProjectRoot,
   );
   const projectAbsolutePath = path.join(workspaceRoot, options.projectRoot);
 
@@ -604,18 +588,14 @@ export function getSkipAggregatorProjectLinkingOption(
   return false;
 }
 
-export function getAggregatorProjectName(
+export function getAggregatorProjectRoot(
   tree: Tree,
-  aggregatorProject: string,
+  aggregatorProject: string | undefined,
   mavenRootDirectory: string,
 ) {
   if (!aggregatorProject) {
-    const xmlDoc = readXmlTree(
-      tree,
-      joinPathFragments(mavenRootDirectory, 'pom.xml'),
-    );
-
-    return getArtifactId(xmlDoc);
+    return mavenRootDirectory;
   }
-  return aggregatorProject;
+
+  return getProjectRootFromTree(tree, mavenRootDirectory, aggregatorProject);
 }