diff --git a/src/it/MINSTALL-52/verify.groovy b/src/it/MINSTALL-52/verify.groovy
index 21f7323..617b5ae 100644
--- a/src/it/MINSTALL-52/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MINSTALL-52/verify.groovy
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ assert new File( basedir, "../../local-repo/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/its
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
 assert buildLog.exists()
-assert buildLog.text.contains( "[DEBUG] Using META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven.plugins.install.its/minstall52/pom.xml as pomFile" )
+assert buildLog.text.contains( "[DEBUG] Loading META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven.plugins.install.its/minstall52/pom.xml" )
+assert buildLog.text.contains( "[DEBUG] Using JAR embedded POM as pomFile" )
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java
index aab859f..a006dac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojo.java
@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ public void execute()
         else
         {
             temporaryPom = readingPomFromJarFile();
-            pomFile = temporaryPom;
+            if ( !Boolean.TRUE.equals( generatePom ) )
+            {
+                pomFile = temporaryPom;
+                getLog().debug( "Using JAR embedded POM as pomFile" );
+            }
         }
 
         if ( groupId == null || artifactId == null || version == null || packaging == null )
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ private File readingPomFromJarFile()
 
                 if ( pomEntry.matcher( entry.getName() ).matches() )
                 {
-                    getLog().debug( "Using " + entry.getName() + " as pomFile" );
+                    getLog().debug( "Loading " + entry.getName() );
 
                     InputStream pomInputStream = null;
                     OutputStream pomOutputStream = null;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojoTest.java
index c135d95..7efd90c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/install/InstallFileMojoTest.java
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ public void testBasicInstallFile()
         assignValuesForParameter( mojo );
 
         mojo.execute();
-        
-        File pomFile = (File) getVariableValueFromObject( mojo, "pomFile" );
-        org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.forceDelete( pomFile );
 
         File installedArtifact = new File( getBasedir(), LOCAL_REPO + groupId + "/" + artifactId + "/" + version + "/" +
             artifactId + "-" + version + "." + packaging );
@@ -122,9 +119,6 @@ public void testInstallFileWithClassifier()
 
         mojo.execute();
 
-        File pomFile = (File) getVariableValueFromObject( mojo, "pomFile" );
-        org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.forceDelete( pomFile );
-
         File installedArtifact = new File( getBasedir(), LOCAL_REPO + groupId + "/" + artifactId + "/" + version + "/" +
             artifactId + "-" + version + "-" + classifier + "." + packaging );