diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 7595be28d..53a24be00 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>data.directory</name>
+                            <value>${project.build.directory}/data</value>
+                        </property>
                         <property>
                             <name>temp.directory</name>
                             <value>${project.build.directory}/temp</value>