diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/.gitignore b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7447f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2cd52c8..0331cd9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.1.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.1.1.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.cxf.core.CXFCorePlugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %pluginProvider
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/cxf/core/utils/LaunchUtils.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/cxf/core/utils/LaunchUtils.java
index 8f34451..c6c03ac 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/cxf/core/utils/LaunchUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.cxf.core/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/cxf/core/utils/LaunchUtils.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.IVMRunner;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JavaRuntime;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VMRunnerConfiguration;
+import org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.cxf.core.CXFCoreMessages;
 import org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.cxf.core.CXFCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.cxf.core.model.CXFInstall;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbench;
@@ -79,7 +80,12 @@
     }
 
     public static void launch(IJavaProject javaProject, String className, String[] programArgs) throws CoreException {
-        IVMInstall vmInstall = JavaRuntime.getVMInstall(javaProject);
+        if (CXFCorePlugin.getDefault().getJava2WSContext().getDefaultRuntimeLocation().equals("")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+            throw new CoreException(new Status(Status.ERROR, CXFCorePlugin.PLUGIN_ID,
+                    CXFCoreMessages.CXF_FACET_INSTALL_DELEGATE_RUNTIME_LOCATION_NOT_SET));
+        }
+        
+    	IVMInstall vmInstall = JavaRuntime.getVMInstall(javaProject);
         if (vmInstall == null) {
             vmInstall = JavaRuntime.getDefaultVMInstall();
         }