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     application GIT repository. In case your application is located in a
     sub-folder, you can set this variable to a *./myapplication*.
 
-*  **APP_TARGET** (default: '')
+*  **APP_TARGET** (default: 'target')
 
     This variable specifies a relative location to your application binary inside the
     container.