diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
index 0addb374e16401eb26e483afa3d159298b59ebcd..454288a946de660be10063de4027dec4c2a237b8 100755
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ public class ModelConfig {
 	public static final String BIOENERGY_1GEN_BASE_DEMAND_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "bio_demand.csv";
 	public static final String BIOENERGY_FUTURE_DEMAND_FILENAME = getProperty("BIOENERGY_FUTURE_DEMAND_FILENAME", "bioenergy_futures_BAU.csv");
 	public static final String BIOENERGY_FUTURE_DEMAND_FILE = getProperty("BIOENERGY_FUTURE_DEMAND_FILE", DATA_DIR + File.separator + BIOENERGY_FUTURE_DEMAND_FILENAME);
-	public static final String TRADE_BARRIERS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "tradeBarriers.csv";
+	public static final String TRADE_BARRIERS_FILENAME = getProperty("TRADE_BARRIERS_FILENAME", "tradeBarriers.csv");
+	public static final String TRADE_BARRIERS_FILE = getProperty("TRADE_BARRIERS_FILE", DATA_DIR + File.separator + TRADE_BARRIERS_FILENAME);
 	public static final String TRADE_DISTORTIONS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "tradeDistortions.csv";
 	public static final String STOCKS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "global_stocks.csv";
 	public static final String FAO_CONSUMPTION_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "fao_consump.csv";