diff --git a/scripts/deployments/start_simcore_locally.bash b/scripts/deployments/start_simcore_locally.bash
index 22a7e6cc..24ac8ae8 100755
--- a/scripts/deployments/start_simcore_locally.bash
+++ b/scripts/deployments/start_simcore_locally.bash
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ if [[ "$devel_repo_path" = "0" ]] ; then
     #
     #       IF GETREPO DOESNT EXIST
     if [ ! -d osparc-simcore ]; then
+        export GIT_SIMCORE_REPO_URL="https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore.git"
         git clone "$GIT_SIMCORE_REPO_URL"
     fi
     #       FI