@@ -214,11 +214,14 @@ class LocalConf(object):

         self.base_dir = base_dir

         self.projects = projects

         self.project = project

-        if plugins:

-            self.handle_plugins(plugins)

         if services or base_services:

             self.handle_services(base_services, services or {})

         self.handle_localrc(localrc)

+        # Plugins must be the last items in localrc, otherwise

+        # the configuration lines which follows them in the file are

+        # not applied to the plugins (for example, the value of DEST.)

+        if plugins:

+            self.handle_plugins(plugins)

         if localconf:

             self.handle_localconf(localconf)