diff --git a/simple-cdd/local_packages/.empty b/simple-cdd/local_packages/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/simple-cdd/simple-cdd.conf b/simple-cdd/simple-cdd.conf
index c0e43e6..80e2c5e 100644
--- a/simple-cdd/simple-cdd.conf
+++ b/simple-cdd/simple-cdd.conf
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export DISC_END_HOOK=$(pwd)/disc-end-hook
 
 # Generate a simple package repository on the CD with the debs cited
 #   Please insert full paths.
-#local_packages="/path/to/dir/with/deb/packages"
+local_packages="$(pwd)/local_packages"
 
 # Call mirror tools at each build- defaults to true.
 #do_mirror="false"