diff --git a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/configuration/TestConfigurationServicePersistency.java b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/configuration/TestConfigurationServicePersistency.java
index 5fb1ec521..0d8e7eebd 100644
--- a/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/configuration/TestConfigurationServicePersistency.java
+++ b/test/net/java/sip/communicator/slick/configuration/TestConfigurationServicePersistency.java
@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ public TestConfigurationServicePersistency(String name)
      */
     protected void setUp() throws Exception
     {
+        String confDirName = 
+            System.getProperty(
+                ConfigurationService.PNAME_SC_HOME_DIR_NAME, 
+                ".sip-communicator");
+        
         confFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.home")
                             + File.separator
-                            + ".sip-communicator"
+                            + confDirName
                             + File.separator
                             + ourConfFileName);