diff --git a/setup-or-reset-dief.sh b/setup-or-reset-dief.sh
index 7d9d9750916e744cddf04c5028fd4230a06b45f2..b491c92be41b8b1cc6ecd4f7bf20daa691fd163d 100755
--- a/setup-or-reset-dief.sh
+++ b/setup-or-reset-dief.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cd $DIEFDIR
 # concat universial props
 echo "base-dir=$EXTRACTIONBASEDIR" > $DIEFDIR/core/src/main/resources/universal.properties 
 echo "log-dir=$LOGDIR/extraction/" >> $DIEFDIR/core/src/main/resources/universal.properties  
+echo "spark-local-dir=$MARVINEXTRATIONDIR/spark.local.dir/">> $DIEFDIR/core/src/main/resources/universal.properties 
 cat $CONFIGDIR/universal.properties.template >> $DIEFDIR/core/src/main/resources/universal.properties 
 
 mvn clean install 2>&1 | tee $LOGDIR/installDIEF.log