diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
index 36dab4a1b..f930747ff 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Execute
 
     private static File getAntHomeDirectory()
     {
-        final String antHome = System.getProperty( "ant.home" );
+        final String antHome = System.getProperty( "myrmidon.home" );
         if( null == antHome )
         {
             final String message =
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
index 36dab4a1b..f930747ff 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Execute
 
     private static File getAntHomeDirectory()
     {
-        final String antHome = System.getProperty( "ant.home" );
+        final String antHome = System.getProperty( "myrmidon.home" );
         if( null == antHome )
         {
             final String message =