diff --git a/lib/native/mac/libsparkle_init.dylib b/lib/native/mac/libsparkle_init.dylib
index fe8eb0cba..5658985ec 100755
Binary files a/lib/native/mac/libsparkle_init.dylib and b/lib/native/mac/libsparkle_init.dylib differ
diff --git a/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.h b/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.h
index 588a66d52..0343c02ec 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.h
+++ b/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.h
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ extern "C" {
 /*
  * Class:     net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator
  * Method:    initSparkle
- * Signature: ()V
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;)V
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator_initSparkle
-  (JNIEnv *, jclass);
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jstring);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.m b/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.m
index 1f60c6580..a41576716 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.m
+++ b/src/native/macosx/sparkle/net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator.m
@@ -16,21 +16,22 @@
 /*
  * Class:     net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator
  * Method:    initSparkle
- * Signature: ()V
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;)V
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL 
 Java_net_java_sip_communicator_impl_sparkle_SparkleActivator_initSparkle
-  (JNIEnv *env, jclass obj)
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass obj, jstring pathToSparkleFramework)
 {
     bool haveBundle = ([[NSBundle mainBundle] 
                         objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleName"] != nil);
-    
-    NSString* path = [[NSString alloc]
-                initWithUTF8String:"Contents/Frameworks/Sparkle.framework"];
-    NSBundle* bundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath:path];
+    const char *path = (*env)->GetStringUTFChars(env, pathToSparkleFramework, 0);  
+
+    NSBundle* bundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath:[NSString stringWithCString: path]];
     Class suUpdaterClass = [bundle classNamed:@"SUUpdater"];
     id suUpdater = [[suUpdaterClass alloc] init];
-    
+   
+    (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, pathToSparkleFramework, path);  
+ 
     NSMenu* menu = [[NSApplication sharedApplication] mainMenu];
     NSMenu* applicationMenu = [[menu itemAtIndex:0] submenu];
     NSMenuItem* checkForUpdatesMenuItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/sparkle/SparkleActivator.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/sparkle/SparkleActivator.java
index ebe951c54..4823be680 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/sparkle/SparkleActivator.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/sparkle/SparkleActivator.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class SparkleActivator
     private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SparkleActivator.class);
     
     // Native method declaration
-    public native static void initSparkle();
+    public native static void initSparkle(String pathToSparkleFramework);
 
    /**
      * Dynamically loads JNI object. Will fail if non-MacOSX 
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public class SparkleActivator
      */
     public void start(BundleContext bundleContext) throws Exception
     {
-        initSparkle();
+        // TODO: better way to get the Sparkle Framework path?
+        initSparkle(System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/../../Frameworks/Sparkle.framework");
         logger.info("Sparkle Plugin ...[Started]");
     }