1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/repositories/put/PutRepositoryRequestBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/repositories/put/PutRepositoryRequestBuilder.java
index 39cfa6af7f..aed09daff2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/repositories/put/PutRepositoryRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/repositories/put/PutRepositoryRequestBuilder.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.repositories.put;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.AcknowledgedRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.ElasticsearchClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentType;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -89,17 +90,31 @@ public class PutRepositoryRequestBuilder extends AcknowledgedRequestBuilder<PutR
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the repository settings in Json, Yaml or properties format
+     * Sets the repository settings in Json or Yaml format
      *
      * @param source repository settings
      * @return this builder
+     * @deprecated use {@link #setSettings(String, XContentType)} instead to avoid content type auto detection
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public PutRepositoryRequestBuilder setSettings(String source) {
         request.settings(source);
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets the repository settings in Json or Yaml format
+     *
+     * @param source repository settings
+     * @param xContentType the contenty type of the source
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public PutRepositoryRequestBuilder setSettings(String source, XContentType xContentType) {
+        request.settings(source, xContentType);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Sets the repository settings
      *
      * @param source repository settings