# Set the LAZY\_REPOSITORY variable in the PDI client

This variable restores the directory-loading behavior of the repository to be as it was before Pentaho 6.1. To set the **LAZY\_REPOSITORY** variable in the PDI client, complete these steps.

**Note:** Changing this variable to `false` will make repository loading more expensive.

1. Open the PDI client, then select **Edit** > **Edit the kettle.properties file**.
2. Look for **KETTLE\_LAZY\_REPOSITORY** and, if it is set to `false`, change the value to `true`.
3. Click **OK** and close the PDI client.


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