diff --git a/htroot/ConfigBasic.java b/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
index cf0ca5084..0657309ff 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import de.anomic.data.translator;
 import de.anomic.http.httpHeader;
+import de.anomic.http.httpdFileHandler;
 import de.anomic.kelondro.kelondroBase64Order;
 import de.anomic.plasma.plasmaSwitchboard;
 import de.anomic.server.serverCodings;
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ public class ConfigBasic {
         boolean properPort = (yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.isSenior()) || (yacyCore.seedDB.mySeed.isPrincipal());
         
         if ((properPW) && (env.getConfig("defaultFiles", "").startsWith("ConfigBasic.html,"))) {
-        		env.setConfig("defaultFiles", env.getConfig("defaultFiles", "").substring(17));
+        	    env.setConfig("defaultFiles", env.getConfig("defaultFiles", "").substring(17));
+            httpdFileHandler.initDefaultPath();
         }
         
         prop.put("statusName", (properName) ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java
index 4452a3b8f..28c612602 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ public final class httpdFileHandler extends httpdAbstractHandler implements http
             }
             
             // create default files array
-            defaultFiles = switchboard.getConfig("defaultFiles","index.html").split(",");
-            if (defaultFiles.length == 0) defaultFiles = new String[] {"index.html"};
+            initDefaultPath();
             
             // create a htRootPath: system pages
             if (htRootPath == null) {
@@ -217,6 +216,12 @@ public final class httpdFileHandler extends httpdAbstractHandler implements http
         }
     }
     
+    public static final void initDefaultPath() {
+        // create default files array
+        defaultFiles = switchboard.getConfig("defaultFiles","index.html").split(",");
+        if (defaultFiles.length == 0) defaultFiles = new String[] {"index.html"};
+    }
+    
     /*
      * Returns the path of a (existing) localized File, or the english one, if not availible.
      * @param path is relative from htroot