diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java
index b072f3c..d113e6e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 public abstract class KustvaktBaseServer {
 
     protected static KustvaktConfiguration config;
+    protected static String springConfig = "default-config.xml";
 
     protected static String rootPackages;
     protected static KustvaktArgs kargs;
@@ -100,13 +101,14 @@
         ServletContextHandler contextHandler =
                 new ServletContextHandler(ServletContextHandler.NO_SESSIONS);
         contextHandler.setContextPath("/");
+        
         if (kargs.getSpringConfig()!=null) {
             contextHandler.setInitParameter("contextConfigLocation",
                     "file:" + kargs.getSpringConfig());
         }
         else {
             contextHandler.setInitParameter("contextConfigLocation",
-                    "classpath:" + kargs.getSpringConfig());
+                    "classpath:" + this.springConfig);
         }
         
         ServletContextListener listener = new ContextLoaderListener();
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@
             System.exit(-1);
         }
     }
-
+    
     @Setter
     public static class KustvaktArgs {
 
diff --git a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktServer.java b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktServer.java
index 8e23f82..098d68c 100644
--- a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktServer.java
+++ b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktServer.java
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 		if (kargs == null)
 			System.exit(0);
 
-        if (kargs.getSpringConfig() == null){
-            kargs.setSpringConfig("default-config.xml");
-        }
-        
         server.start();
     }
 }
diff --git a/lite/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktLiteServer.java b/lite/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktLiteServer.java
index 7203b4b..2a9ea8b 100644
--- a/lite/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktLiteServer.java
+++ b/lite/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktLiteServer.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         config = new KustvaktConfiguration();
         config.loadBasicProperties(properties);
 
-        kargs.setSpringConfig("lite-config.xml");
+        springConfig =  "lite-config.xml";
 
         server.start();
     }