diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/AbstractDependencyMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/AbstractDependencyMojo.java
index b70bf4516..a1f0dfa16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/AbstractDependencyMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/AbstractDependencyMojo.java
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ public final NarInfo getNarInfo(Artifact dependency)
                     getLog(), dependency.getFile());
         }
 
-		File file = new File(getLocalRepository().getBasedir(),
-				getLocalRepository().pathOf(dependency));
+		File file = dependency.getFile();
 		if (!file.exists()) {
 			getLog().debug("Dependency nar file does not exist: " + file);
 			return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/NarManager.java b/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/NarManager.java
index d52216701..de2560762 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/NarManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/maven_nar/NarManager.java
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public final NarInfo getNarInfo(Artifact dependency)
 		// of getBaseVersion, called in pathOf.
 		dependency.isSnapshot();
 
-        File file = new File( repository.getBasedir(), repository.pathOf( dependency ) );
+        File file = dependency.getFile();
         if ( !file.exists() )
         {
 			return null;
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ public final File getNarFile(Artifact dependency)
 		// FIXME reported to maven developer list, isSnapshot changes behaviour
 		// of getBaseVersion, called in pathOf.
 		dependency.isSnapshot();
-        return new File( repository.getBasedir(), NarUtil.replace( "${aol}", defaultAOL.toString(),
-                                                                   repository.pathOf( dependency ) ) );
+        return dependency.getFile();
 	}
 
     private List getDependencies( String scope )