diff --git a/example.deploy.properties b/example.deploy.properties
index 5a26d0ad..3669b54a 100644
--- a/example.deploy.properties
+++ b/example.deploy.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #      vitro.core.dir = ./vitro-core
 #      vitro.core.dir = ../vitro
 #      vitro.core.dir = /usr/local/vitro/trunk
-vitro.core.dir = ./vitro-core
+vitro.core.dir = ../vitro
 
 #
 # The base install directory for your Tomcat server. The VIVO application