diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/conf/local_cluster.conf b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/conf/local_cluster.conf
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+clusterControllerHost=localhost
+fs.default.name=file:///