diff --git a/lib/opendaylight b/lib/opendaylight
index 374de953c6..bdebe5846d 100644
--- a/lib/opendaylight
+++ b/lib/opendaylight
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ ODL_USERNAME=${ODL_USERNAME:-admin}
 # The ODL password
 ODL_PASSWORD=${ODL_PASSWORD:-admin}
 
+# Short name of ODL package
+ODL_NAME=${ODL_NAME:-distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium}
+
 # <define global variables here that belong to this project>
 ODL_DIR=$DEST/opendaylight
 
@@ -87,23 +90,23 @@ function cleanup_opendaylight {
 # configure_opendaylight() - Set config files, create data dirs, etc
 function configure_opendaylight {
     # Add odl-ovsdb-openstack if it's not already there
-    local ODLOVSDB=$(cat $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium/etc/org.apache.karaf.features.cfg | grep featuresBoot= | grep odl)
+    local ODLOVSDB=$(cat $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME/etc/org.apache.karaf.features.cfg | grep featuresBoot= | grep odl)
     if [ "$ODLOVSDB" == "" ]; then
-        sed -i '/^featuresBoot=/ s/$/,odl-ovsdb-openstack/' $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium/etc/org.apache.karaf.features.cfg
+        sed -i '/^featuresBoot=/ s/$/,odl-ovsdb-openstack/' $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME/etc/org.apache.karaf.features.cfg
     fi
 
     # Configure OpenFlow 1.3 if it's not there
-    local OFLOW13=$(cat $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium/etc/custom.properties | grep ^of.version)
+    local OFLOW13=$(cat $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME/etc/custom.properties | grep ^of.version)
     if [ "$OFLOW13" == "" ]; then
-        echo "ovsdb.of.version=1.3" >> $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium/etc/custom.properties
+        echo "ovsdb.of.version=1.3" >> $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME/etc/custom.properties
     fi
 
     # Configure L3 if the user wants it
     if [ "${ODL_L3}" == "True" ]; then
         # Configure L3 FWD if it's not there
-        local L3FWD=$(cat $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium/etc/custom.properties | grep ^ovsdb.l3.fwd.enabled)
+        local L3FWD=$(cat $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME/etc/custom.properties | grep ^ovsdb.l3.fwd.enabled)
         if [ "$L3FWD" == "" ]; then
-            echo "ovsdb.l3.fwd.enabled=yes" >> $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium/etc/custom.properties
+            echo "ovsdb.l3.fwd.enabled=yes" >> $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME/etc/custom.properties
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ function start_opendaylight {
     #   -of13: runs ODL using OpenFlow 1.3 protocol support.
     #   -virt ovsdb: Runs ODL in "virtualization" mode with OVSDB support
 
-    run_process odl-server "cd $ODL_DIR/distribution-karaf-0.2.0-Helium && JAVA_HOME=$JHOME bin/karaf"
+    run_process odl-server "cd $ODL_DIR/$ODL_NAME && JAVA_HOME=$JHOME bin/karaf"
 
     # Sleep a bit to let OpenDaylight finish starting up
     sleep $ODL_BOOT_WAIT