diff --git a/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt b/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt
index c833369..92c1a33 100644
--- a/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt
+++ b/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ val pl = plugins(file("../kobaltBuild/libs/kobalt-maven-local-0.4.0-beta.jar"))
 
 val example = project {
 
+    //println(">>> LOCAL MAVEN REPO: " + localMaven())
+
     name = "example"
     group = "com.example"
     artifactId = name
diff --git a/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties b/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
index f94d8df..a190289 100644
--- a/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
+++ b/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kobalt.version=0.861
\ No newline at end of file
+kobalt.version=0.862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/kobaltw b/example/kobaltw
index b27b3d8..c5186d5 100644
--- a/example/kobaltw
+++ b/example/kobaltw
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-java -jar $(dirname $0)/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.jar $*
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+java -jar "`dirname "$0"`/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.jar" $*
diff --git a/example/local.properties b/example/local.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fffcfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/local.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+maven-local-repo=K:/maven/repository
diff --git a/kobalt-maven-local.ipr b/kobalt-maven-local.ipr
index c4e7e35..2d77dad 100644
--- a/kobalt-maven-local.ipr
+++ b/kobalt-maven-local.ipr
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@
       <SOURCES>
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.861/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.861.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.861/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.861.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.861/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.861.jar!/" />
       </SOURCES>
     </library>
   </component>
diff --git a/kobalt/src/Build.kt b/kobalt/src/Build.kt
index 7d3397a..f330d66 100644
--- a/kobalt/src/Build.kt
+++ b/kobalt/src/Build.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ val p = project {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        compile("com.beust:$kobaltDependency:0.861")
+        compile("com.beust:$kobaltDependency:0.862")
         compile("org.apache.maven:maven-settings-builder:3.3.9")
     }
 
diff --git a/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties b/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
index f94d8df..a190289 100644
--- a/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
+++ b/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kobalt.version=0.861
\ No newline at end of file
+kobalt.version=0.862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kobaltw b/kobaltw
index 3633f46..c5186d5 100644
--- a/kobaltw
+++ b/kobaltw
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-java -jar $(dirname $0)/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.jar $*
+java -jar "`dirname "$0"`/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.jar" $*
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/kobalt/plugin/maven/local/MavenLocalPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/kobalt/plugin/maven/local/MavenLocalPlugin.kt
index 8e4543a..0475559 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/kobalt/plugin/maven/local/MavenLocalPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/kobalt/plugin/maven/local/MavenLocalPlugin.kt
@@ -33,24 +33,41 @@ package net.thauvin.erik.kobalt.plugin.maven.local
 
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.BasePlugin
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.ILocalMavenRepoPathInterceptor
-import com.beust.kobalt.api.KobaltContext
-import com.beust.kobalt.api.Project
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.log
+import com.beust.kobalt.misc.warn
 import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuilderFactory
 import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileInputStream
+import java.util.*
 
 public class MavenLocalPlugin : BasePlugin(), ILocalMavenRepoPathInterceptor {
-    var mavenLocalPath: String = ""
+    val MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO_PROPERTY = "maven-local-repo"
+
+    var mavenLocalPath: String? = null
 
     override val name = "kobalt-maven-local"
 
-    override fun apply(project: Project, context: KobaltContext) {
+    init {
         val factory = DefaultSettingsBuilderFactory()
         val builder = factory.newInstance()
         val settings = DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest()
 
+        val localProps = Properties().apply {
+            FileInputStream("local.properties").use { fis -> load(fis) }
+        }
+
+//        val sysProps = Properties()
+//        sysProps.putAll(System.getProperties())
+//        if (localProps.isNotEmpty()) {
+//            if (localProps.containsKey(MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO_PROPERTY)) {
+//                sysProps.put(MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO_PROPERTY, localProps.getProperty(MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO_PROPERTY))
+//            }
+//        }
+//        settings.systemProperties = sysProps
+
         settings.systemProperties = System.getProperties()
+
         settings.userSettingsFile = File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".m2/settings.xml")
 
         val m2Home = System.getProperty("M2_HOME")
@@ -60,12 +77,16 @@ public class MavenLocalPlugin : BasePlugin(), ILocalMavenRepoPathInterceptor {
 
         val result = builder.build(settings)
         mavenLocalPath = result.effectiveSettings.localRepository
+
+        if (mavenLocalPath == null) {
+            warn("Unable to parse local maven settings.")
+        }
     }
 
     override fun repoPath(currentPath: String): String {
-        if (mavenLocalPath.isNotEmpty()) {
-            log(2, "Setting maven local repository path to: " + mavenLocalPath)
-            return mavenLocalPath
+        if (mavenLocalPath != null) {
+            log(2, "Setting Maven Local Repository path to: " + mavenLocalPath)
+            return mavenLocalPath.toString()
         } else {
             return currentPath
         }