diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff010ae651a69466c867f14d8a534bfc1706d7ee..774aa142951c3d9be5b15d38cf609c6bf08f7867 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ if(NOT HOSTNAME)
 endif(NOT HOSTNAME)
 set(GMSH_HOST "${HOSTNAME}")
 
+# custom the drop site 
+set(CUSTOM_DROP_SITE "onelab.info")
+set(CUSTOM_DROP_LOCATION "/CDash/submit.php?project=Gmsh")
+set(CUSTOM_DROP_PROJECT "Gmsh")
 if(NOT PACKAGER)
   set(PACKAGER "unknown")
 endif(NOT PACKAGER)
diff --git a/CTestConfig.cmake b/CTestConfig.cmake
index 41ef39d660bd4aa819a964dc808c61b288444dbe..4cfa62589e30274c47e173151a04033588e79600 100644
--- a/CTestConfig.cmake
+++ b/CTestConfig.cmake
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # See the LICENSE.txt file for license information. Please report all
 # bugs and problems to the public mailing list <gmsh@geuz.org>.
 
-set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME "Gmsh")
+set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME ${CUSTOM_DROP_PROJECT})
 set(CTEST_DROP_METHOD "http")
 set(CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH TRUE)
-set(CTEST_DROP_SITE "onelab.info")
-set(CTEST_DROP_LOCATION "/CDash/submit.php?project=Gmsh")
+set(CTEST_DROP_SITE ${CUSTOM_DROP_SITE})
+set(CTEST_DROP_LOCATION ${CUSTOM_DROP_LOCATION})
 set(CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE "")
 set(SITE ${GMSH_HOST})
 set(BUILDNAME "${GMSH_OS}-${GMSH_PACKAGER}")