diff --git a/misc/maven-resolver/build.gradle b/misc/maven-resolver/build.gradle
index 1f5adc4f61be..edf2610be998 100644
--- a/misc/maven-resolver/build.gradle
+++ b/misc/maven-resolver/build.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-transport-file:${project.apacheMavenTransportFileVersion}"
     implementation "org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-transport-http:${project.apacheMavenTransportHttpVersion}"
     implementation 'me.tongfei:progressbar'
+
     testImplementation 'org.testng:testng'
 }
 
 description = 'Ballerina - Maven dependency resolver'
+
diff --git a/misc/maven-resolver/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolver.java b/misc/maven-resolver/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolver.java
index ec685cb9e891..3318d4f15199 100644
--- a/misc/maven-resolver/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolver.java
+++ b/misc/maven-resolver/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolver.java
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public MavenResolver(String targetLocation) {
         repositories = new ArrayList<>();
         repositories.add(new RemoteRepository.Builder(
                 "central", "default", "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/").build());
+        repositories.add(new RemoteRepository.Builder(
+                "wso2-nexus", "default", "https://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/groups/public/").build());
 
         String localRepoPath = System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + ".m2"
                 + File.separator + "repository";
diff --git a/misc/maven-resolver/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolverTest.java b/misc/maven-resolver/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolverTest.java
index 201e537d0300..7ff8b094e201 100644
--- a/misc/maven-resolver/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolverTest.java
+++ b/misc/maven-resolver/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/maven/MavenResolverTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 public class MavenResolverTest {
     String targetRepo = Paths.get("build").toAbsolutePath().toString() + File.separator + "platform-libs";
     String mavenArtifactVersion = "3.6.3";
-    String cassandraVersion = "0.8.3";
+    String ballerinaMysqlVersion = "1.2.47";
     String commandDistVersion = "0.8.5";
     MavenResolver resolver = new MavenResolver(targetRepo);
 
@@ -57,13 +57,24 @@ public void testTransitiveDependency() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDependencyFromNexus() {
+        try {
+            Dependency dependency = resolver.resolve("io.ballerina.stdlib", "persist.sql-native", "1.2.1", true);
+            String jarPath = Utils.getJarPath(targetRepo, dependency);
+            Assert.assertTrue(new File(jarPath).exists());
+        } catch (MavenResolverException e) {
+            Assert.fail(e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testAddRemoteRepository() {
         try {
             resolver.addRepository("wso2-releases", "http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/");
-            Dependency dependency = resolver.resolve("org.ballerinalang", "wso2-cassandra",
-                    cassandraVersion, true);
-            String jarPath = Utils.getJarPath(targetRepo, dependency.getDepedencies().get(0));
+            Dependency dependency = resolver.resolve("org.ballerinalang", "ballerina-mysql",
+                    ballerinaMysqlVersion, true);
+            String jarPath = Utils.getJarPath(targetRepo, dependency);
             Assert.assertTrue(new File(jarPath).exists());
         } catch (MavenResolverException e) {
             Assert.fail(e.getMessage());