diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/ThreadParameters.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/ThreadParameters.java
index aedcc3858a04083c4112001604e653510fa25a93..932694497ee13799df871a022f2cfa0edf760d8f 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/ThreadParameters.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/ThreadParameters.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public final class ThreadParameters
     @Private
     public static final String ON_ERROR_DECISION_KEY = "on-error-decision";
 
-    private static final String DATASET_REGISTRATION_PRE_STAGING_BEHAVIOR =
+    public static final String DATASET_REGISTRATION_PRE_STAGING_BEHAVIOR =
             "dataset-registration-prestaging-behavior";
     
 
diff --git a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest.java b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest.java
index 1343ae8600122682e2a6a530eb0383e1dd5e084c..fc0a5c322337e1ce27725e7686ebe6f133dad623 100644
--- a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest.java
+++ b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest.java
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest extends AbstractFileSyste
         }
         threadProperties.setProperty(DataSetRegistrationService.STAGING_DIR,
                 stagingDirectory.getPath());
+        
+        threadProperties.put(ThreadParameters.DATASET_REGISTRATION_PRE_STAGING_BEHAVIOR, "use_original");
+        
         return threadProperties;
     }