diff --git a/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/AbstractEditorConfigMojo.java b/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/AbstractEditorConfigMojo.java
index 367b25a..951b410 100644
--- a/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/AbstractEditorConfigMojo.java
+++ b/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/AbstractEditorConfigMojo.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEditorConfigMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      *
      * @since 0.0.1
      */
-    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.basedir}", required = true, readonly = true)
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.basedir}", required = false, readonly = true)
     private File basedir;
 
     /** The result of {@code basedir.toPath()} */
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         } else {
             this.charset = Charsets.forName(this.encoding);
         }
+        if (basedir == null) {
+            log.info("Using current directory as basedir.");
+            basedir = new File(".").getAbsoluteFile();
+        }
         this.basedirPath = basedir.toPath();
 
         LinterRegistry linterRegistry = buildLinterRegistry();
diff --git a/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigCheckMojo.java b/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigCheckMojo.java
index 248cc3e..fd956f9 100644
--- a/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigCheckMojo.java
+++ b/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigCheckMojo.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * @since 0.0.1
  * @author <a href="https://github.com/ppalaga">Peter Palaga</a>
  */
-@Mojo(defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.VERIFY, name = "check", threadSafe = true)
+@Mojo(requiresProject = false, defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.VERIFY, name = "check", threadSafe = true)
 public class EditorConfigCheckMojo extends AbstractEditorConfigMojo {
 
     /**
diff --git a/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigFormatMojo.java b/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigFormatMojo.java
index 4c017e5..3bc68ba 100644
--- a/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigFormatMojo.java
+++ b/editorconfig-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/ec4j/maven/EditorConfigFormatMojo.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @since 0.0.1
  * @author <a href="https://github.com/ppalaga">Peter Palaga</a>
  */
-@Mojo(defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.NONE, name = "format", threadSafe = true)
+@Mojo(requiresProject = false, defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.NONE, name = "format", threadSafe = true)
 public class EditorConfigFormatMojo extends AbstractEditorConfigMojo {
 
     /**