diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenGeneralSettings.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenGeneralSettings.java
index 2ca41dad73f7..cd0d7ac29b7f 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenGeneralSettings.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenGeneralSettings.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 public class MavenGeneralSettings implements Cloneable {
   private boolean workOffline = false;
-  private String mavenHome = "";
+  private String mavenHome = MavenServerManager.BUNDLED_MAVEN_3;
   private String mavenSettingsFile = "";
   private String overriddenLocalRepository = "";
   private boolean printErrorStackTraces = false;