<properties>
                <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
                <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+               <!-- If the maven profile "docker" is specified the parameter -Dmso.git.url=<MsoGitRepo> must be provided
+                    i.e: mvn clean install -P docker -Dmso.git.url=https://gerrit.openecomp.org/r-->
+               <mso.git.url>${env.GIT_NO_PROJECT}</mso.git.url>
        </properties>
 
        <build>
                                                </goals>
                                                <phase>initialize</phase>
                                                <configuration>
-                                                       <connectionUrl>scm:git:${env.GIT_NO_PROJECT}/mso/chef-repo</connectionUrl>
+                                                       <connectionUrl>scm:git:${mso.git.url}/mso/chef-repo</connectionUrl>
                                                        <checkoutDirectory>src/main/docker/docker-files/chef-configs/chef-repo</checkoutDirectory>
                                                        <scmVersion>master</scmVersion>
                                                        <scmVersionType>branch</scmVersionType>
                                                </goals>
                                                <phase>initialize</phase>
                                                <configuration>
-                                                       <connectionUrl>scm:git:${env.GIT_NO_PROJECT}/mso/mso-config</connectionUrl>
+                                                       <connectionUrl>scm:git:${mso.git.url}/mso/mso-config</connectionUrl>
                                                        <checkoutDirectory>src/main/docker/docker-files/chef-configs/mso-config</checkoutDirectory>
                                                        <scmVersion>master</scmVersion>
                                                        <scmVersionType>branch</scmVersionType>