diff --git a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg
index 9eac0ec..8e0e435 100644
--- a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg
+++ b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #
 # The following property value will add the system folder as a repo.
 #
-org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.defaultRepositories=file:${karaf.home}/system@snapshots
+org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.defaultRepositories=file:${karaf.home}/${karaf.default.repository}@snapshots
 
 #
 # Comma separated list of repositories scanned when resolving an artifact.
diff --git a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/system.properties b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/system.properties
index 42f026f..330c978 100644
--- a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/system.properties
+++ b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/text/etc/system.properties
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
 
 org.ops4j.pax.logging.DefaultServiceLog.level=ERROR
 karaf.name=root
+karaf.default.repository=system
 xml.catalog.files=