diff --git a/java/src/main/java/com/genexus/Preferences.java b/java/src/main/java/com/genexus/Preferences.java
index 42048b45d..8df23530b 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/com/genexus/Preferences.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/com/genexus/Preferences.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public String getMultimediaPath() {
 	}
 
 	public String getLUCENE_INDEX_DIRECTORY() {
-		return getProperty("LUCENE_INDEX_DIRECTORY", "");
+		return getProperty("LUCENE_INDEX_DIRECTORY", "LuceneIndex");
 	}
 
 	public String getINDEX_QUEUE_MAX_SIZE() {