2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sli/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelper.java b/sli/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelper.java
index 818077fb7..4d17f8730 100755
--- a/sli/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelper.java
+++ b/sli/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelper.java
@@ -1325,7 +1325,8 @@ public class MdsalHelper {
 
     @Deprecated
     public static String getFullPropertiesPath(String propertiesFileName) {
-        return "/opt/bvc/controller/configuration/" + propertiesFileName;
+	String karafHome = System.getProperty("karaf.home","/opt/lsc/controller");
+        return karafHome + "/configuration/" + propertiesFileName;
     }
 
     // This is called when mapping a valid java enumeration back to the yang model value
diff --git a/sli/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelperTest.java b/sli/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelperTest.java
index 56d0369e2..744d48d70 100755
--- a/sli/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelperTest.java
+++ b/sli/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/sli/provider/MdsalHelperTest.java
@@ -349,4 +349,15 @@ public class MdsalHelperTest extends TestCase {
 		MdsalHelper.toProperties(props, address);
 		assertEquals("/cafe:0:0:0:0:0:0:8888", props.getProperty(""));
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	public void testGetFullPropertiesPath() {
+	    String propertiesName = "l3ucpe.properties";
+	    String path = MdsalHelper.getFullPropertiesPath(propertiesName);
+	    //verify the default works
+	    assertEquals("/opt/lsc/controller/configuration/l3ucpe.properties",path);
+	    System.setProperty("karaf.home", "/opt/opendaylight/current");
+	    path = MdsalHelper.getFullPropertiesPath(propertiesName);
+	    //verify the system property is read
+	    assertEquals("/opt/opendaylight/current/configuration/l3ucpe.properties",path);
+	}
+}