diff --git a/config.buildserver.py b/config.buildserver.py
index 44e5eaac..08c52288 100644
--- a/config.buildserver.py
+++ b/config.buildserver.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ aapt_path = "/home/vagrant/android-sdk/platform-tools/aapt"
 sdk_path = "/home/vagrant/android-sdk"
 ndk_path = "/home/vagrant/android-ndk"
 javacc_path = "/usr/share/java"
+mvn3 = "mvn"
diff --git a/config.sample.py b/config.sample.py
index 695d337c..f0e0369f 100644
--- a/config.sample.py
+++ b/config.sample.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ ndk_path = "/path/to/android-ndk-r5"
 #You probably don't need to change this...
 javacc_path = "/usr/share/java"
 
+#Command for running maven 3 (could be mvn, mvn3, or a full path)
+mvn3 = "mvn3"
+
 repo_url = "http://f-droid.org/repo"
 repo_name = "FDroid"
 repo_icon = "fdroid-icon.png"
diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index 7ebae359..dfe65cad 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, extlib_dir, tmp_dir,
 
     # Build the release...
     if thisbuild.has_key('maven'):
-        p = subprocess.Popen(['mvn3', 'clean', 'package',
+        p = subprocess.Popen([mvn3, 'clean', 'package',
             '-Dandroid.sdk.path=' + sdk_path,
             '-Dandroid.sign.debug=false'],
             cwd=root_dir, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -471,8 +471,9 @@ def main():
 
     global options
     # Read configuration...
-    global build_server_always
+    global build_server_always, mvn3
     build_server_always = False
+    mvn3 = "mvn3"
     execfile('config.py', globals())
     options, args = parse_commandline()
     if build_server_always:
diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 49a8cd2f..8683783d 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ def getsrclib(spec, extlib_dir, sdk_path):
         vcs = getvcs('git',
                 'https://code.google.com/r/andreasschildbach-bitcoinj/', sdir, sdk_path)
         vcs.gotorevision(ref)
-        if subprocess.call(['mvn3', 'install'], cwd=sdir) != 0:
+        if subprocess.call([mvn3, 'install'], cwd=sdir) != 0:
             raise BuildException("Maven build failed for BitcoinJWallet srclib")
         return sdir
 
diff --git a/fdroidserver/scanner.py b/fdroidserver/scanner.py
index 0deccf91..6d3967da 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/scanner.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/scanner.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ from common import VCSException
 def main():
 
     # Read configuration...
+    global build_server_always, mvn3
+    build_server_always = False
+    mvn3 = "mvn3"
     execfile('config.py', globals())