diff --git a/common-build/ivyconf.xml b/common-build/ivyconf.xml
index f3be3f00..d9b46d67 100644
--- a/common-build/ivyconf.xml
+++ b/common-build/ivyconf.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 			<!-- try maven repo -->
            	<ibiblio name="maven2-repo" checkconsistency="false" m2compatible="true" root="http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/"/>
 
+			<!-- try the java.net maven repo -->
+			<url name="java.net-repo" m2compatible="false">
+				<artifact pattern="http://download.java.net/maven/1/[organisation]/jars/[artifact]-[revision].[ext]" />
+			</url>
+			
 		</chain>
 
 	</resolvers>