diff --git a/attract/cli.py b/attract/cli.py
index f45a1e0..1edb6a1 100644
--- a/attract/cli.py
+++ b/attract/cli.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 @manager.command
 @manager.option('-r', '--replace', dest='replace', action='store_true', default=False)
-def setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=False):
+@manager.option('-s', '--svn', dest='svn_url', nargs='?')
+def setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=False, svn_url=None):
     """Adds Attract node types to the project.
 
     Use --replace to replace pre-existing Attract node types
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ def setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=False):
     """
 
     authentication.force_cli_user()
-    attract.setup.setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=replace)
+    attract.setup.setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=replace, svn_url=svn_url)
diff --git a/attract/modules.py b/attract/modules.py
index fb369f7..1a4a07d 100644
--- a/attract/modules.py
+++ b/attract/modules.py
@@ -16,26 +16,6 @@ def index():
     return render_template('attract/index.html')
 
 
-@blueprint.route('/subversion/kick')
-def subversion_kick():
-    from . import subversion
-
-    # TODO: each project should have its own SVN server.
-    svn_server_url = 'svn://localhost/agent327'
-    log.info('Re-examining SVN server %s', svn_server_url)
-    client = subversion.obtain(svn_server_url)
-
-    # TODO: last_seen_revision should be stored, probably at the project level.
-    last_seen_revision = 0
-    observer = subversion.CommitLogObserver(client, last_seen_revision=last_seen_revision)
-    observer.fetch_and_observe()
-
-    return jsonify({
-        'previous_last_seen_revision': last_seen_revision,
-        'last_seen_revision': observer.last_seen_revision,
-    })
-
-
 def error_project_not_setup_for_attract():
     return render_template('attract/errors/project_not_setup.html')
 
@@ -90,3 +70,30 @@ def attract_project_view(extra_project_projections=None):
         return wrapper
 
     return decorator
+
+
+@blueprint.route('/<project_url>/subversion/kick')
+@attract_project_view()
+def subversion_kick(project):
+    from . import subversion
+
+    try:
+        pprops = project.extension_props.attract
+    except AttributeError:
+        log.warning("subversion_kick(): Project url=%s doesn't have Attract extension properties.",
+                    project.url)
+        return error_project_not_setup_for_attract()
+
+    svn_server_url = pprops.svn_url  # 'svn://localhost/agent327'
+    log.info('Re-examining SVN server %s', svn_server_url)
+    client = subversion.obtain(svn_server_url)
+
+    # TODO: last_seen_revision should be stored, probably at the project level.
+    last_seen_revision = 0
+    observer = subversion.CommitLogObserver(client, last_seen_revision=last_seen_revision)
+    observer.fetch_and_observe()
+
+    return jsonify({
+        'previous_last_seen_revision': last_seen_revision,
+        'last_seen_revision': observer.last_seen_revision,
+    })
diff --git a/attract/setup.py b/attract/setup.py
index 92f6d6f..9dcc6a6 100644
--- a/attract/setup.py
+++ b/attract/setup.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from bson import ObjectId
 from eve.methods.put import put_internal
 from flask import current_app
 
+from . import EXTENSION_NAME
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ def _update_project(project):
         raise RuntimeError("Can't update project %s, issues: %s", project_id, result)
 
 
-def setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=False):
+def setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=False, svn_url=None):
     """Adds Attract node types to the project.
 
     Use --replace to replace pre-existing Attract node types
@@ -105,6 +107,15 @@ def setup_for_attract(project_url, replace=False):
 
         project['node_types'].append(node_type)
 
+    # Set default extension properties. Be careful not to overwrite any properties that
+    # are already there.
+    eprops = project.setdefault('extension_props', {})
+    attract_props = eprops.setdefault(EXTENSION_NAME, {})
+
+    if svn_url:
+        log.info('Setting SVN URL to %s', svn_url)
+        attract_props['svn_url'] = svn_url
+
     _update_project(project)
 
     log.info('Project %s was updated for Attract.', project_url)
diff --git a/tests/abstract_attract_test.py b/tests/abstract_attract_test.py
index f8b48b7..0af98fe 100644
--- a/tests/abstract_attract_test.py
+++ b/tests/abstract_attract_test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from pillar.tests import PillarTestServer, AbstractPillarTest
 from attract import AttractExtension
 from attract.setup import setup_for_attract
 
+MOCK_SVN_URL = 'svn://biserver/mocked'
+
 
 class AttractTestServer(PillarTestServer):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ class AbstractAttractTest(AbstractPillarTest):
         proj_id, project = AbstractPillarTest.ensure_project_exists(self, project_overrides)
 
         with self.app.test_request_context():
-            attract_project = setup_for_attract(project['url'], replace=True)
+            attract_project = setup_for_attract(project['url'],
+                                                replace=True,
+                                                svn_url=MOCK_SVN_URL)
 
         return proj_id, attract_project
diff --git a/tests/test_setup_for_attract.py b/tests/test_setup_for_attract.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..374402e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_setup_for_attract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from abstract_attract_test import AbstractAttractTest, MOCK_SVN_URL
+
+
+class TaskWorkflowTest(AbstractAttractTest):
+    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+        AbstractAttractTest.setUp(self, **kwargs)
+        self.project_id, _ = self.ensure_project_exists()
+
+    def test_custom_properties(self):
+        """Projects should get their properties dict."""
+
+        with self.app.test_request_context():
+            proj_coll = self.app.data.driver.db['projects']
+            project = proj_coll.find_one({'_id': self.project_id})
+            aprops = project['extension_props']['attract']
+            self.assertIsInstance(aprops, dict)
+            self.assertEqual(MOCK_SVN_URL, aprops['svn_url'])