diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/net/ftp.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/net/ftp.xml
index a4806bc3f..fa0e09eac 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/net/ftp.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/net/ftp.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <project name="ftp-test" basedir=".">
     <property file="../../../../../../ftp.properties"/>
+    <property environment="env"/>
+    <property file="${env.HOME}/ant-ftp.properties"/>
     <property name="ftp.user" value="${user.name}"/>
     <property name="ftp.host" value="localhost"/>
     <property name="ftp.port" value="21" />