diff --git a/asterix-runtime/pom.xml b/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
index 4fb1b8b..1591b06 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
   </licenses>
 
 
+  <properties>
+      <appendedResourcesDirectory>${basedir}/../src/main/appended-resources</appendedResourcesDirectory>
+  </properties>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>