diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/repository/PhabricatorRepository.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/repository/PhabricatorRepository.php
index 66e2baa8cf..6c1fdb843a 100644
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/repository/PhabricatorRepository.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/repository/PhabricatorRepository.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class PhabricatorRepository extends PhabricatorRepositoryDAO {
   protected $details = array();
 
   private $sshKeyfile;
+  private $actualLocalPath;
 
   public function getConfiguration() {
     return array(
@@ -117,7 +118,15 @@ class PhabricatorRepository extends PhabricatorRepositoryDAO {
   }
 
   public function getLocalPath() {
-    return $this->getDetail('local-path');
+    if (!$this->actualLocalPath) {
+      $this->actualLocalPath = $this->getDetail('local-path');
+    }
+    return $this->actualLocalPath;
+  }
+
+  // Lets you move the local-path for this instance
+  public function setLocalPath($path) {
+    $this->actualLocalPath = $path;
   }
 
   public function execRemoteCommand($pattern /*, $arg, ... */) {