diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
index 3ea7cdcb9..d4eb4a735 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ public class XMPPConnection {
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
         }
+        // Initialize Smack with the parameterized configuration
+        SmackConfiguration.init();
     }
     
     private static List connectionEstablishedListeners = new ArrayList();