this.localRepository = localRepository;

        if (localRepository != null) {
            setLocalRepositoryPath(new File(localRepository.getBasedir()).getAbsoluteFile());
        }

        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public MavenExecutionRequest setLocalRepositoryPath(File localRepository) {
        localRepositoryPath = localRepository;

            try {
                cliRequest.multiModuleProjectDirectory = basedir.getCanonicalFile();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                cliRequest.multiModuleProjectDirectory = basedir.getAbsoluteFile();
            }
        }

        // We need to locate the top level project which may be pointed at using
        // the -f/--file option.  However, the command line isn't parsed yet, so