diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/.gitignore b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51803d7b481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+local-repo
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 990e2ec5f08..b23d716f5f4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                             </pomIncludes>
                             <!--This could speed up test by providing local repo as remote repo for test but might be tricky on different OS-->
                             <!--<settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>-->
-                            <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
+                            <localRepositoryPath>local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
                             <postBuildHookScript>verify.bsh</postBuildHookScript>
                             <streamLogs>true</streamLogs>
                         </configuration>