diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/openmrs-distro.properties b/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/openmrs-distro.properties
index 22f41632f..d7e06d215 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/openmrs-distro.properties
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/resources/integration-test/openmrs-distro.properties
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ spa.frontendModules.@openmrs/esm-login-app=5.6.0
 spa.frontendModules.@openmrs/esm-patient-chart-app=8.0.0
 spa.apiUrl=notopenmrs
 spa.configUrls=foo
+content.hiv.groupId=org.openmrs.content
+content.hiv.type=zip
 content.hiv=1.0.0
diff --git a/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/BaseSdkProperties.java b/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/BaseSdkProperties.java
index a75cce6d9..768a36e6f 100644
--- a/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/BaseSdkProperties.java
+++ b/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/BaseSdkProperties.java
@@ -154,9 +154,14 @@ public List<Artifact> getContentArtifacts() {
 		List<Artifact> artifacts = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (Object keyObject : getAllKeys()) {
 			String key = keyObject.toString();
-			if (key.startsWith(TYPE_CONTENT + ".")) {
-				artifacts.add(new Artifact(checkIfOverwritten(key, ARTIFACT_ID), getParam(key),
-				        checkIfOverwritten(key, GROUP_ID), checkIfOverwritten(key, TYPE)));
+            String artifactType = getArtifactType(key);
+			if (artifactType.equals(TYPE_CONTENT)) {
+				artifacts.add(new Artifact(
+                        checkIfOverwritten(key, ARTIFACT_ID),
+                        getParam(key),
+				        checkIfOverwritten(key, GROUP_ID),
+                        checkIfOverwritten(key, TYPE)
+                ));
 			}
 		}
 		return artifacts;
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ protected Set<Object> getAllKeys() {
 		return properties.keySet();
 	}
 
-    protected String getArtifactType(String key){
+    protected String getArtifactType(String key) {
         String[] wordsArray = key.split("\\.");
         if(!(wordsArray[wordsArray.length-1].equals(TYPE) || wordsArray[wordsArray.length-1].equals(ARTIFACT_ID) || wordsArray[wordsArray.length-1].equals(GROUP_ID))){
             if(key.contains(".")){
diff --git a/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/DistroHelper.java b/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/DistroHelper.java
index 756af6039..7ab9119f8 100644
--- a/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/DistroHelper.java
+++ b/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/DistroHelper.java
@@ -641,23 +641,16 @@ public void parseContentProperties(DistroProperties distroProperties) throws Moj
 	 */
 	public void downloadContentPackages(File contentPackageZipFile, DistroProperties distroProperties)
 			throws MojoExecutionException {
-		Properties contentProperties = new Properties();
 
-		for (Object key : distroProperties.getAllKeys()) {
-			String keyOb = key.toString();
-			if (!keyOb.startsWith(CONTENT_PREFIX)) {
-				continue;
-			}
+		Properties contentProperties = new Properties();
 
-			Artifact artifact = new Artifact(distroProperties.checkIfOverwritten(keyOb.replace(CONTENT_PREFIX, ""), ARTIFACT_ID), distroProperties.getParam(keyOb),
-					distroProperties.checkIfOverwritten(keyOb, GROUP_ID), distroProperties.checkIfOverwritten(keyOb, TYPE));
+		for (Artifact artifact : distroProperties.getContentArtifacts()) {
 
-			String version = distroProperties.get(keyOb);
-			String zipFileName = keyOb.replace(CONTENT_PREFIX, "") + "-" + version + ".zip";
+			String zipFileName = artifact.getArtifactId() + "-" + artifact.getVersion() + ".zip";
 			File zipFile = downloadDistro(contentPackageZipFile, artifact, zipFileName);
 
 			if (zipFile == null) {
-				log.warn("ZIP file not found for content package: {}", keyOb);
+				log.warn("ZIP file not found for content package: {}", artifact.getArtifactId());
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/sdk-commons/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/DistroPropertiesTest.java b/sdk-commons/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/DistroPropertiesTest.java
index 1888f6abf..d0a7c3cc4 100644
--- a/sdk-commons/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/DistroPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/sdk-commons/src/test/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/model/DistroPropertiesTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
 
@@ -50,6 +52,42 @@ public void resolvePlaceholders_shouldReplaceVersions() throws MojoExecutionExce
         assertThat(distro.getPlatformVersion(), is("222"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetContentPropertiesWithDefaults() {
+        Properties properties = new Properties();
+        properties.setProperty("content.hiv", "1.0.0");
+        properties.setProperty("content.tb", "2.3.4-SNAPSHOT");
+        DistroProperties distro = new DistroProperties(properties);
+        List<Artifact> contentArtifacts = distro.getContentArtifacts();
+        assertThat(contentArtifacts, hasSize(2));
+        Artifact hiv = findArtifactByArtifactId(contentArtifacts, "hiv");
+        assertThat(hiv, notNullValue());
+        assertThat(hiv, hasVersion("1.0.0"));
+        assertThat(hiv.getGroupId(), equalTo(Artifact.GROUP_CONTENT));
+        assertThat(hiv.getType(), equalTo(Artifact.TYPE_ZIP));
+        Artifact tb = findArtifactByArtifactId(contentArtifacts, "tb");
+        assertThat(tb, notNullValue());
+        assertThat(tb, hasVersion("2.3.4-SNAPSHOT"));
+        assertThat(tb.getGroupId(), equalTo(Artifact.GROUP_CONTENT));
+        assertThat(tb.getType(), equalTo(Artifact.TYPE_ZIP));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetContentPropertiesWithOverrides() {
+        Properties properties = new Properties();
+        properties.setProperty("content.hiv", "1.0.0");
+        properties.setProperty("content.hiv.groupId", "org.openmrs.new");
+        properties.setProperty("content.hiv.type", "gzip");
+        DistroProperties distro = new DistroProperties(properties);
+        List<Artifact> contentArtifacts = distro.getContentArtifacts();
+        assertThat(contentArtifacts, hasSize(1));
+        Artifact hiv = findArtifactByArtifactId(contentArtifacts, "hiv");
+        assertThat(hiv, notNullValue());
+        assertThat(hiv, hasVersion("1.0.0"));
+        assertThat(hiv.getGroupId(), equalTo("org.openmrs.new"));
+        assertThat(hiv.getType(), equalTo("gzip"));
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = MojoExecutionException.class)
     public void resolvePlaceholders_shouldFailIfNoPropertyForPlaceholderFound() throws MojoExecutionException {
         Properties properties = new Properties();