# Liquibase.url' in properties file is not being used by this task

**URL:** <https://forum.liquibase.org/t/liquibase-url-in-properties-file-is-not-being-used-by-this-task/6027>\
**Category:** Community Answers\
**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/liquibase-url-in-properties-file-is-not-being-used-by-this-task/6027 "2021-10-15T14:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mathou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@Mathou](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/Mathou)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/liquibase-url-in-properties-file-is-not-being-used-by-this-task/6027/1 "2021-10-15T14:37:16Z")

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Hi,

I try to run liquibase update with maven : mvn liquibase:update

my pom:

```auto
		<dependency>
			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
			<version>42.2.20</version>
		</dependency>
...
                      <plugin>
		        <groupId>org.liquibase</groupId>
		        <artifactId>liquibase-maven-plugin</artifactId>
		        <version>4.2.2</version>
		        <configuration>                  
		            <propertyFile>src/main/resources/liquibase.properties</propertyFile>
		        </configuration>                
		    </plugin> 

```

**I have :**  
Failed to execute goal org.liquibase:liquibase-maven-plugin:4.2.2:update (default-cli) on project proxy-add: The database URL has not been specified either as a parameter or in a properties file. → [Help 1]

**But in first past of the log i have:**  
[INFO] Parsing Liquibase Properties File  
[INFO] File: src/main/resources/liquibase.properties  
[INFO] ‘liquibase.enabled’ in properties file is not being used by this task.  
[INFO] ‘liquibase.change-log’ in properties file is not being used by this task.  
[INFO] ‘liquibase.url’ in properties file is not being used by this task.

So my liquibase properties file is found but liquibase don’t use the properties inside.  
Anyone have a solution for this issues ?

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**Author:** ![daryldoak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.liquibase.org/daryldoak/32/764_2.png) [@daryldoak](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/daryldoak)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/liquibase-url-in-properties-file-is-not-being-used-by-this-task/6027/2 "2021-10-15T16:41:23Z")

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Can you provide the contents of your liquibase.properties file?

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**Author:** ![Mathou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@Mathou](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/Mathou)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/liquibase-url-in-properties-file-is-not-being-used-by-this-task/6027/3 "2021-10-18T07:25:49Z")

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yes this is my properties :

liquibase.change-log=classpath:db/liquibase-changelog.xml  
liquibase.enabled=true  
liquibase.url= {url of bdd }

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**Author:** ![daryldoak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.liquibase.org/daryldoak/32/764_2.png) [@daryldoak](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/daryldoak)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/liquibase-url-in-properties-file-is-not-being-used-by-this-task/6027/4 "2021-10-19T17:55:09Z")

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I think you are using the wrong properties. Should be:

changeLogFile: db/liquibase-changelog.xml

(enabled is not a valid property for liquibase.properties file)

url: {url of bdd}

See this page for more info:  
[https://docs.liquibase.com/workflows/liquibase-community/creating-config-properties.html](https://docs.liquibase.com/workflows/liquibase-community/creating-config-properties.html)