diff --git a/sigil/eclipse/obr/plugin.xml b/sigil/eclipse/obr/plugin.xml
index 39b1af2..df40b46 100644
--- a/sigil/eclipse/obr/plugin.xml
+++ b/sigil/eclipse/obr/plugin.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             class="org.apache.felix.sigil.common.obr.OBRRepositoryProvider"
             dynamic="true"
             id="org.apache.felix.sigil.obr.provider"
+            alias="obr"
             type="OSGi Bundle Repository (OBR)">
       </provider>
    </extension>