diff --git a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java
index 7fe66659d5..0cdd9beb9e 100644
--- a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java
+++ b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/AbstractBaseScmMojo.java
@@ -405,17 +405,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseScmMojo extends AbstractScmMojo
    */
   private void readClasspathFile(List<String> classpath, File classpathFile)
   {
-  	try
-    {	
-	  JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(Classpath.class);
+    try
+    {
+      JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(Classpath.class);
       Unmarshaller unmarshaller = context.createUnmarshaller();
-	  Classpath c = (Classpath) unmarshaller.unmarshal(classpathFile);
-	  classpath.addAll(c.getClasspathElements());
-	}
-	catch (JAXBException ex)
-	{
-	  throw new RuntimeException(ex);
-	}
+      Classpath c = (Classpath) unmarshaller.unmarshal(classpathFile);
+
+      classpath.addAll(c.getClasspathElements());
+    }
+    catch (JAXBException ex)
+    {
+      throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -430,16 +431,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseScmMojo extends AbstractScmMojo
     Classpath c = new Classpath();
 
     c.setClasspathElements(classpath);
-	try
-    {	
-	  JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(Classpath.class);
+
+    try
+    {
+      JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(Classpath.class);
       Marshaller marshaller = context.createMarshaller();
-	  marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, Boolean.TRUE);
-	  marshaller.marshal(c, classpathFile);
-	}
-	catch (JAXBException ex)
-	{
-	  throw new RuntimeException(ex);
-	}
+
+      marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, Boolean.TRUE);
+      marshaller.marshal(c, classpathFile);
+    }
+    catch (JAXBException ex)
+    {
+      throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/RunMojo.java b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/RunMojo.java
index c83c986a69..fafd8b8a24 100644
--- a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/RunMojo.java
+++ b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/RunMojo.java
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ public class RunMojo extends AbstractBaseScmMojo
     return port;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getStage()
+  {
+    return stage;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -219,6 +230,17 @@ public class RunMojo extends AbstractBaseScmMojo
     this.port = port;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param stage
+   */
+  public void setStage(String stage)
+  {
+    this.stage = stage;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -258,6 +280,8 @@ public class RunMojo extends AbstractBaseScmMojo
     try
     {
       System.setProperty("scm.home", scmHome);
+      System.setProperty("scm.stage", stage);
+      System.out.println("SET STAGE " + stage);
 
       // enable debug logging
       System.setProperty("logback.configurationFile", loggginConfiguration);
@@ -318,6 +342,11 @@ public class RunMojo extends AbstractBaseScmMojo
    */
   private int port = 8081;
 
+  /**
+   * @parameter expression="${scm.stage}" default-value="DEVELOPMENT"
+   */
+  private String stage = "DEVELOPMENT";
+
   /**
    * @parameter
    */