diff --git a/MRM-462/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/web/action/admin/repositories/ConfigureRepositoryAction.java b/MRM-462/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/web/action/admin/repositories/ConfigureRepositoryAction.java
index 46a3472fc..13f26b5d4 100644
--- a/MRM-462/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/web/action/admin/repositories/ConfigureRepositoryAction.java
+++ b/MRM-462/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/web/action/admin/repositories/ConfigureRepositoryAction.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ else if ( ( config.getManagedRepositoriesAsMap().containsKey( repoId ) ||
         // TODO! split
         if ( StringUtils.isBlank( repository.getLocation() ) )
         {
-            addFieldError( "repository.url", "You must enter a directory." );
+            addFieldError( "repository.location", "You must enter a directory." );
             containsError = true;
         }
         if ( StringUtils.isBlank( repository.getName() ) )