diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
index cd78f74..418d354 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractBanConfiguration implements BanConfiguration {
         for (Xpp3Dom child : importDom.getChildren()) {
             BanConfigurationDownloader downloader = null;
             if (child.getName().equals("url")) {
-                String url = StringUtils.trimToNull(importDom.getValue());
+                String url = StringUtils.trimToNull(child.getValue());
                 downloader = new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session, this.artifactResolver, url);
             } else if (child.getName().equals("artifact")) {
                 Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact(child.getValue());
+                if (artifact.getExtension() == null)
+                    artifact = new DefaultArtifact(artifact.getGroupId(), artifact.getArtifactId(), artifact.getClassifier(), "xml", artifact.getVersion());
                 ArtifactRequest request = new ArtifactRequest(artifact, this.session.getCurrentProject().getRemoteProjectRepositories(), null);
                 
                 try {