diff --git a/src/org/jitsi/impl/configuration/ConfigurationServiceImpl.java b/src/org/jitsi/impl/configuration/ConfigurationServiceImpl.java
index 581e0b130bb8b98939699b9e5d1ccbee4f126d22..e5ea194a62aa25c47cacf3bde70cf5b845ab2d26 100644
--- a/src/org/jitsi/impl/configuration/ConfigurationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/org/jitsi/impl/configuration/ConfigurationServiceImpl.java
@@ -1559,7 +1559,20 @@ private void loadDefaultProperties(String fileName)
         {
             Properties fileProps = new Properties();
 
-            fileProps.load(ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(fileName));
+            InputStream fileStream;
+            if(OSUtils.IS_ANDROID)
+            {
+                fileStream
+                        = getClass().getClassLoader()
+                                .getResourceAsStream(fileName);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                fileStream = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(fileName);
+            }
+
+            fileProps.load(fileStream);
+            fileStream.close();
 
             // now get those properties and place them into the mutable and
             // immutable properties maps.