diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/exhort/ApiService.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/exhort/ApiService.java
index abe6d97..3817f5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/exhort/ApiService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/exhort/ApiService.java
@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@ private void setRequestProperties(final String manifestName) {
             System.clearProperty("EXHORT_PREFER_MVNW");
         }
 
+        String userSettingsFile = MavenSettingsUtil.getUserSettingsFile();
+        if (!userSettingsFile.isBlank()) {
+            System.setProperty("EXHORT_MVN_USER_SETTINGS_FILE", userSettingsFile);
+        } else {
+            System.clearProperty("EXHORT_MVN_USER_SETTINGS_FILE");
+        }
+
+        String localRepository = MavenSettingsUtil.getLocalRepository();
+        if (!localRepository.isBlank()) {
+            System.setProperty("EXHORT_MVN_LOCAL_REPOSITORY", localRepository);
+        } else {
+            System.clearProperty("EXHORT_MVN_LOCAL_REPOSITORY");
+        }
+
         if (settings.gradlePath != null && !settings.gradlePath.isBlank()) {
             System.setProperty("EXHORT_GRADLE_PATH", settings.gradlePath);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/settings/MavenSettingsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/settings/MavenSettingsUtil.java
index fb2ae16..4f5f7b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/settings/MavenSettingsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/tools/intellij/settings/MavenSettingsUtil.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenGeneralSettings;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenHomeType;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenWorkspaceSettingsComponent;
@@ -10,21 +9,39 @@
 
 public final class MavenSettingsUtil {
 
+    private static MavenGeneralSettings mavenGeneralSettings;
+
     private MavenSettingsUtil() {
         // no‑op
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    public static boolean isMavenWrapperSelected() {
-        Project project;
-        Project[] openProjects = ProjectManager.getInstance().getOpenProjects();
-        if (openProjects.length > 0) {
-            project = openProjects[0];
-        } else {
-            project = ProjectManager.getInstance().getDefaultProject();
+    private static MavenGeneralSettings getMavenGeneralSettings() {
+        if (mavenGeneralSettings == null) {
+            Project project;
+            Project[] openProjects = ProjectManager.getInstance().getOpenProjects();
+            if (openProjects.length > 0) {
+                project = openProjects[0];
+            } else {
+                project = ProjectManager.getInstance().getDefaultProject();
+            }
+            mavenGeneralSettings = MavenWorkspaceSettingsComponent.getInstance(project).getSettings().getGeneralSettings();
         }
-        MavenGeneralSettings settings = MavenWorkspaceSettingsComponent.getInstance(project).getSettings().getGeneralSettings();
+        return mavenGeneralSettings;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isMavenWrapperSelected() {
+        MavenGeneralSettings settings = getMavenGeneralSettings();
         MavenHomeType mavenHomeType = settings.getMavenHomeType();
         return mavenHomeType instanceof MavenWrapper;
     }
+
+    public static String getUserSettingsFile() {
+        MavenGeneralSettings settings = getMavenGeneralSettings();
+        return settings.getUserSettingsFile();
+    }
+
+    public static String getLocalRepository() {
+        MavenGeneralSettings settings = getMavenGeneralSettings();
+        return settings.getLocalRepository();
+    }
 }