diff --git a/rch/src/main/java/org/motechproject/nms/rch/service/impl/RchWebServiceFacadeImpl.java b/rch/src/main/java/org/motechproject/nms/rch/service/impl/RchWebServiceFacadeImpl.java
index d36f027dc..95eecda73 100644
--- a/rch/src/main/java/org/motechproject/nms/rch/service/impl/RchWebServiceFacadeImpl.java
+++ b/rch/src/main/java/org/motechproject/nms/rch/service/impl/RchWebServiceFacadeImpl.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public class RchWebServiceFacadeImpl implements RchWebServiceFacade {
     private static final String LOCAL_RESPONSE_DIR = "rch.local_response_dir";
     private static final String REMOTE_RESPONSE_DIR = "rch.remote_response_dir";
     private static final String REMOTE_RESPONSE_DIR_CSV = "rch.remote_response_dir_csv";
+    private static final String REMOTE_RESPONSE_DIR_XML = "rch.remote_response_dir_xml";
     private static final String LOC_UPDATE_DIR_RCH = "rch.loc_update_dir";
     private static final String REMOTE_RESPONSE_DIR_LOCATION = "rch.remote_response_dir_locations";
     private static final String NULL = "NULL";
@@ -1093,6 +1094,10 @@ private File fileForLocUpdate(String fileName) {
         return new File(remoteResponseFile(fileName));
     }
 
+    private File fileForXmlLocUpdate(String fileName) {
+        return new File(remoteResponseFileForXml(fileName));
+    }
+
     public String localResponseFile(String file) {
         String localFile = settingsFacade.getProperty(LOCAL_RESPONSE_DIR);
         localFile += localFile.endsWith("/") ? "" : "/";
@@ -1107,6 +1112,13 @@ public String remoteResponseFile(String file) {
         return remoteFile;
     }
 
+    public String remoteResponseFileForXml(String file) {
+        String remoteFile = settingsFacade.getProperty(REMOTE_RESPONSE_DIR_XML);
+        remoteFile += remoteFile.endsWith("/") ? "" : "/";
+        remoteFile += file;
+        return remoteFile;
+    }
+
     private Long getScpTimeout() {
         try {
             return Long.parseLong(settingsFacade.getProperty(SCP_TIMEOUT_SETTING));
@@ -1247,7 +1259,7 @@ public int compare(RchImportFacilitator m1, RchImportFacilitator m2) {
 
             for (RchImportFacilitator rchImportFile : rchImportFiles
                     ) {
-                File remoteResponseFile = fileForLocUpdate(rchImportFile.getFileName());
+                File remoteResponseFile = fileForXmlLocUpdate(rchImportFile.getFileName());
 
                 if (remoteResponseFile.exists() && !remoteResponseFile.isDirectory()) {
 
diff --git a/rch/src/main/resources/rch.properties b/rch/src/main/resources/rch.properties
index c95a3731e..c804d9005 100644
--- a/rch/src/main/resources/rch.properties
+++ b/rch/src/main/resources/rch.properties
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ rch.local_response_dir=/usr/local/RCH/rch-records-local
 #remote directory where RCH response file should be copied to
 rch.remote_response_dir=/usr/local/RCH/rch-records-remote
 
+#remote directory where RCH response file should be copied to
+rch.remote_response_dir_xml =/usr/local/RCH/rch-records-remote/xml
+
 #remote directory where RCH response file should be copied to
 rch.remote_response_dir_csv =/usr/local/RCH/rch-records-remote/csv