diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
index 82de2ddfb..a1df24399 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@
             <appserver.base>${project.build.outputDirectory}</appserver.base>
             <archiva.baseRestUrl>${archiva.baseRestUrl}</archiva.baseRestUrl>
             <rest.admin.pwd>${rest.admin.pwd}</rest.admin.pwd>
+            <archiva.user.configFileName>${basedir}/target/archiva.xml</archiva.user.configFileName>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>