diff --git a/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/async/ConnectorMvStore.java b/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/async/ConnectorMvStore.java
index dffba30..8d89786 100644
--- a/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/async/ConnectorMvStore.java
+++ b/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/async/ConnectorMvStore.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import core.util.HttpDelegate;
 import core.util.JSON_;
 import core.util.LogNull;
 import core.util.Strings;
-import core.util.XML;
 
 public class ConnectorMvStore extends AsyncStoreConnectorHelper 
 {
 	static LogNull log = new LogNull(S3Connector.class);
 	final int LOCK_INTERVAL = 10 * 1000;	
-	
+
+	String endpointOverride = null;
 	ClientInfoMvStore info;
 	HttpDelegate httpDelegate;
 	
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ public class ConnectorMvStore extends AsyncStoreConnectorHelper
 	
 	protected String createUrlPrefix ()
 	{
+		if (endpointOverride != null)
+			return endpointOverride;
+		
 		return "https://" + info.getBucketEndpoint() + "/";
 	}
 	
@@ -112,6 +115,11 @@ public class ConnectorMvStore extends AsyncStoreConnectorHelper
 		setKey (info.getSecretKey());
 	}
 	
+	public void setEndpointOverride(String endpoint) 
+	{
+		this.endpointOverride = endpoint;
+	}
+	
 	long toVersionFromString (String s) throws Exception
 	{
 		HashSha256 hash = new HashSha256();
diff --git a/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/sync/ConnectorMvStore.java b/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/sync/ConnectorMvStore.java
index ddb70df..46601eb 100644
--- a/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/sync/ConnectorMvStore.java
+++ b/java/core/src/core/connector/mv/sync/ConnectorMvStore.java
@@ -134,4 +134,9 @@ public class ConnectorMvStore implements StoreConnector
 		CallbackSync sync = new CallbackSync(connector.ensureDirectories_(folders)).invoke();
 		return sync.<Boolean>exportNoException();
 	}
+
+	public void setEndpointOverride(String endpoint) 
+	{
+		connector.setEndpointOverride(endpoint);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/java/core/src/core/constants/ConstantsClient.java b/java/core/src/core/constants/ConstantsClient.java
index 1fa738e..8258ebf 100644
--- a/java/core/src/core/constants/ConstantsClient.java
+++ b/java/core/src/core/constants/ConstantsClient.java
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ public class ConstantsClient
 	public static final String ATHOST = "@" + HOST;
 	public static final String WEB_SERVER_URL = "https://" + WEB_HOST;
 	
-	public static final String SERVER_TOMCAT = TOMCAT_HOST + "/Mailiverse/";
+	public static final String TOMCAT_URL_PORTION = "/Mailiverse/";
+	public static final String SERVER_TOMCAT = TOMCAT_HOST + TOMCAT_URL_PORTION;
 	public static final String WEB_SERVER_TOMCAT = "https://" + SERVER_TOMCAT;
 	
 	public static final String KEY_AUTH_HOST = AUTH_HOST;
diff --git a/java/core/src/mail/server/handler/MailetHandlerMvStore.java b/java/core/src/mail/server/handler/MailetHandlerMvStore.java
index 4a5c076..6dc104b 100644
--- a/java/core/src/mail/server/handler/MailetHandlerMvStore.java
+++ b/java/core/src/mail/server/handler/MailetHandlerMvStore.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import core.connector.mv.ClientInfoMvStore;
 import core.connector.mv.sync.ConnectorMvStore;
 import core.connector.sync.EncryptedStoreConnector;
 import core.connector.sync.StoreConnector;
+import core.constants.ConstantsClient;
 import core.constants.ConstantsStorage;
 import core.crypt.CryptorRSAAES;
 import core.crypt.CryptorRSAFactoryEnvironment;
@@ -23,10 +24,17 @@ public class MailetHandlerMvStore extends MailetHandlerDefault
 	public StoreConnector createConnector (Environment e) throws Exception
 	{
 		log.debug("createConnector");
+		
+		ConnectorMvStore connector = 
+			new ConnectorMvStore(new ClientInfoMvStore(e.childEnvironment(ConstantsStorage.HANDLER_MV)));
 
+		// this is a really dirty hack getting around that when you install
+		// using a fake key set (your first install, 
+		connector.setEndpointOverride("http://127.0.0.1" + ConstantsClient.TOMCAT_URL_PORTION);
+		
 		return new EncryptedStoreConnector(
 			new CryptorRSAAES(CryptorRSAFactoryEnvironment.create(e)),
-			new ConnectorMvStore(new ClientInfoMvStore(e.childEnvironment(ConstantsStorage.HANDLER_MV)))
+			connector
 		);
 	}
 }