diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileCopyDemoCommon.java b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileCopyDemoCommon.java
index 959deb34d8..963bc89aeb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileCopyDemoCommon.java
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileCopyDemoCommon.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public class FileCopyDemoCommon {
 		File baseDir = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + File.separator + "spring-integration-samples");
 		File inDir = new File(baseDir, "input");
 		File outDir = new File(baseDir, "output");
-		System.out.println("Input directory is: " + inDir.getAbsolutePath());
-		System.out.println("Output directory is: " + outDir.getAbsolutePath());
+		System.out.println("Default input directory is: " + inDir.getAbsolutePath());
+		System.out.println("Default output directory is: " + outDir.getAbsolutePath());
 		System.out.println("===================================================");
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-binary.xml b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-binary.xml
index ad97b55dca..4de2a4e559 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-binary.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-binary.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	                               output-channel="filesOut"
                                    ref="handler"/>
 
-	<file:outbound-channel-adapter id="filesOut" directory="${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-integration-samples/output"/>
+	<file:outbound-channel-adapter id="filesOut" directory="file:${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-integration-samples/output"/>
 
 	<bean id="handler" class="org.springframework.integration.samples.filecopy.Handler"/>
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-file.xml b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-file.xml
index fc81393309..cf6ef78845 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-file.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-file.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                                    ref="handler"/>
 
 	<file:outbound-channel-adapter id="filesOut"
-								   directory="${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-integration-samples/output"
+								   directory="file:${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-integration-samples/output"
 								   delete-source-files="true"/>
 
 	<bean id="handler" class="org.springframework.integration.samples.filecopy.Handler"/>
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-text.xml b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-text.xml
index bb340fa52b..7bc4ea221b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-text.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/filecopy/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/fileCopyDemo-text.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	                               output-channel="filesOut"
                                    ref="handler"/>
 
-	<file:outbound-channel-adapter id="filesOut" directory="${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-integration-samples/output"/>
+	<file:outbound-channel-adapter id="filesOut" directory="file:${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-integration-samples/output"/>
 
 	<bean id="handler" class="org.springframework.integration.samples.filecopy.Handler"/>