diff --git a/maven-obr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/obr/plugin/ObrDeployFile.java b/maven-obr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/obr/plugin/ObrDeployFile.java
index a8ccdde..046d25b 100644
--- a/maven-obr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/obr/plugin/ObrDeployFile.java
+++ b/maven-obr-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/obr/plugin/ObrDeployFile.java
@@ -114,12 +114,6 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        URI remoteBundleURI = null;
-        if ( null != bundleUrl )
-        {
-            remoteBundleURI = URI.create( bundleUrl );
-        }
-
         URI tempURI = ObrUtils.findRepositoryXml( "", obrRepository );
         String repositoryName = new File( tempURI.getPath() ).getName();
 
@@ -155,6 +149,16 @@
                 bundleJar = file.toURI();
             }
 
+            URI remoteBundleURI = null;
+            if ( null != bundleUrl )
+            {
+                remoteBundleURI = URI.create( bundleUrl );
+            }
+            else if ( null != file )
+            {
+                remoteBundleURI = URI.create( localRepository.pathOf( project.getArtifact() ) );
+            }
+
             Config userConfig = new Config();
             userConfig.setRemoteBundle( remoteBundleURI );
             userConfig.setPathRelative( true );