diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/api/model/ManagedRepository.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/api/model/ManagedRepository.java
index 49c40db76..59787b078 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/api/model/ManagedRepository.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/api/model/ManagedRepository.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ManagedRepository
 
     private String name;
 
-    private String url;
+    private String location;
 
     private String layout;
 
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ public class ManagedRepository
         // no op
     }
 
-    public ManagedRepository( String id, String name, String url, String layout, boolean snapshots, boolean releases,
+    public ManagedRepository( String id, String name, String location, String layout, boolean snapshots, boolean releases,
                               boolean blockRedeployments, boolean stageRepoNeeded, String cronExpression )
     {
         this.id = id;
         this.name = name;
-        this.url = url;
+        this.location = location;
         this.layout = layout;
         this.snapshots = snapshots;
         this.releases = releases;
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ public class ManagedRepository
         return this.name;
     }
 
-    public String getUrl()
+    public String getLocation()
     {
-        return this.url;
+        return this.location;
     }
 
 
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ public class ManagedRepository
         this.snapshots = snapshots;
     }
 
-    public void setUrl( String url )
+    public void setLocation( String location )
     {
-        this.url = url;
+        this.location = location;
     }
 
     public boolean isBlockRedeployments()
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class ManagedRepository
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
-        return "ManagedRepository{" + "id='" + id + '\'' + ", name='" + name + '\'' + ", url='" + url + '\''
+        return "ManagedRepository{" + "id='" + id + '\'' + ", name='" + name + '\'' + ", location='" + location + '\''
             + ", layout='" + layout + '\'' + ", snapshots=" + snapshots + ", releases=" + releases
             + ", blockRedeployments=" + blockRedeployments + ", cronExpression='" + cronExpression + '\''
             + ", stageRepoNeeded=" + stageRepoNeeded + '}';
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultRepositoriesService.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultRepositoriesService.java
index 0ebd8c345..db8cf5e52 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultRepositoriesService.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultRepositoriesService.java
@@ -113,11 +113,10 @@ public class DefaultRepositoriesService
 
         for ( ManagedRepositoryConfiguration repoConfig : managedRepoConfigs )
         {
-            // TODO fix resolution of repo url!
             // TODO staging repo too
             ManagedRepository repo =
-                new ManagedRepository( repoConfig.getId(), repoConfig.getName(), "URL", repoConfig.getLayout(),
-                                       repoConfig.isSnapshots(), repoConfig.isReleases(),
+                new ManagedRepository( repoConfig.getId(), repoConfig.getName(), repoConfig.getLocation(),
+                                       repoConfig.getLayout(), repoConfig.isSnapshots(), repoConfig.isReleases(),
                                        repoConfig.isBlockRedeployments(), false,
                                        repoConfig.getRefreshCronExpression() );
             managedRepos.add( repo );
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositoriesService
     {
         return
             addManagedRepository( managedRepository.getId(), managedRepository.getLayout(), managedRepository.getName(),
-                                  managedRepository.getUrl(), managedRepository.isBlockRedeployments(),
+                                  managedRepository.getLocation(), managedRepository.isBlockRedeployments(),
                                   managedRepository.isReleases(), managedRepository.isSnapshots(),
                                   managedRepository.isStageRepoNeeded(), managedRepository.getCronExpression() )
                 != null;
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ public class DefaultRepositoriesService
         String result;
         RepositorySession repositorySession = repositorySessionFactory.createSession();
         ManagedRepositoryConfiguration managedRepositoryConfiguration =
-            addManagedRepository( repository.getId(), repository.getLayout(), repository.getName(), repository.getUrl(),
+            addManagedRepository( repository.getId(), repository.getLayout(), repository.getName(), repository.getLocation(),
                                   repository.isBlockRedeployments(), repository.isReleases(), repository.isSnapshots(),
                                   repository.isStageRepoNeeded(), repository.getCronExpression() );
 
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/RepositoriesServiceTest.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/RepositoriesServiceTest.java
index bbbe59980..be11f0a98 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/RepositoriesServiceTest.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/test/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/RepositoriesServiceTest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ import org.apache.archiva.rest.api.services.RepositoriesService;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.JAXRSClientFactory;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.ServerWebApplicationException;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.WebClient;
+import org.apache.maven.archiva.common.utils.FileUtil;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@ public class RepositoriesServiceTest
 
     private ManagedRepository getTestManagedRepository()
     {
-        return new ManagedRepository( "TEST", "test", "foo", "default", true, true, false, false, "2 * * * * ?" );
+        String location = new File( FileUtil.getBasedir(), "target/test-repo" ).getAbsolutePath();
+        return new ManagedRepository( "TEST", "test", location, "default", true, true, false, false, "2 * * * * ?" );
     }
 
 }