diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/ICat/inc/MantidICat/Session.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/ICat/inc/MantidICat/Session.h
index bd089562e516..6cae0713864a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/ICat/inc/MantidICat/Session.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/ICat/inc/MantidICat/Session.h
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ namespace Mantid
       const std::string & getUserName() const { return m_userName; }
       ///set username
       void setUserName(const std::string& userName) { m_userName=userName; }
+      /// Get the soap end-point.
+      const std::string & getSoapEndPoint() const { return m_soapEndPoint; }
+      /// Set the soap end-point.
+      void setSoapEndPoint(const std::string& soapEndPoint) { m_soapEndPoint = soapEndPoint; }
 
     private:
       /// used to create singleton
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ namespace Mantid
       std::string m_sessionId;
       /// user name
       std::string m_userName;
+      /// Cache soap end-point
+      std::string m_soapEndPoint;
     };
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/Facilities.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/Facilities.xml
index fc6af65a4a50..c052b6a9f946 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/Facilities.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/Facilities.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </archive>
   
   <catalog name="ICat4Catalog">
-    <soapendpoint url="​https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/ICATService/ICAT"></soapendpoint>
+    <soapendpoint url="https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/ICATService/ICAT"></soapendpoint>
     <externaldownload url="https://isisicatds.stfc.ac.uk/idsbeta/"></externaldownload>
     <filelocation>
       <prefix regex="\\\\isis\\inst\$\\Instruments\$"></prefix>