diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/monitor/logging/DefaultLog.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/monitor/logging/DefaultLog.java
index 331fcde49f..189edef33a 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/monitor/logging/DefaultLog.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/monitor/logging/DefaultLog.java
@@ -35,12 +35,24 @@ public class DefaultLog
 
     public void debug( CharSequence content )
     {
-        logger.debug( content.toString() );
+        logger.debug( toString( content ) );
+    }
+
+    private String toString( CharSequence content )
+    {
+        if ( content == null )
+        {
+            return "";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return content.toString();
+        }
     }
 
     public void debug( CharSequence content, Throwable error )
     {
-        logger.debug( content.toString(), error );
+        logger.debug( toString( content ), error );
     }
 
     public void debug( Throwable error )
@@ -50,12 +62,12 @@ public class DefaultLog
 
     public void info( CharSequence content )
     {
-        logger.info( content.toString() );
+        logger.info( toString( content ) );
     }
 
     public void info( CharSequence content, Throwable error )
     {
-        logger.info( content.toString(), error );
+        logger.info( toString( content ), error );
     }
 
     public void info( Throwable error )
@@ -65,12 +77,12 @@ public class DefaultLog
 
     public void warn( CharSequence content )
     {
-        logger.warn( content.toString() );
+        logger.warn( toString( content ) );
     }
 
     public void warn( CharSequence content, Throwable error )
     {
-        logger.warn( content.toString(), error );
+        logger.warn( toString( content ), error );
     }
 
     public void warn( Throwable error )
@@ -80,12 +92,12 @@ public class DefaultLog
 
     public void error( CharSequence content )
     {
-        logger.error( content.toString() );
+        logger.error( toString( content ) );
     }
 
     public void error( CharSequence content, Throwable error )
     {
-        logger.error( content.toString(), error );
+        logger.error( toString( content ), error );
     }
 
     public void error( Throwable error )
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
index 6d319d213c..2b1e6b075f 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
@@ -676,8 +676,10 @@ public class DefaultMavenProjectBuilder
                 "\'.\n\n  Reason(s):\n" + validationResult.render( "  " ) );
         }
 
-        project.setRemoteArtifactRepositories( remoteRepositories );
-
+        project.setRemoteArtifactRepositories( ProjectUtils.buildArtifactRepositories( model.getRepositories(),
+                                                                                       artifactRepositoryFactory,
+                                                                                       container ) );
+        
         // TODO: these aren't taking active project artifacts into consideration in the reactor
         project.setPluginArtifacts( createPluginArtifacts( project.getBuildPlugins() ) );
         project.setReportArtifacts( createReportArtifacts( project.getReportPlugins() ) );