1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenSettingsPreferencePage.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenSettingsPreferencePage.java
index 7a297379..15659faf 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenSettingsPreferencePage.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core.ui/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/ui/internal/preferences/MavenSettingsPreferencePage.java
@@ -116,11 +116,15 @@ public class MavenSettingsPreferencePage extends PreferencePage implements IWork
   }
 
   protected void updateSettings(final boolean updateMavenDependencies) {
+    //Force reevaluation of local repository, in case the settings were modified externally
+    updateLocalRepository();
+
     final String userSettings = getUserSettings();
     final String globalSettings = getGlobalSettings();
 
     String currentGlobalSettings = mavenConfiguration.getGlobalSettingsFile();
     String currentUserSettings = mavenConfiguration.getUserSettingsFile();
+
     if(StringUtils.equals(globalSettings, currentGlobalSettings)
         && StringUtils.equals(currentUserSettings, userSettings)) {
       return;