diff --git a/coreapi/lpconfig.c b/coreapi/lpconfig.c
index 6e7606adf..b397140e2 100644
--- a/coreapi/lpconfig.c
+++ b/coreapi/lpconfig.c
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ LpConfig *lp_config_new_with_factory(const char *config_filename, const char *fa
 	bctbx_vfs_file_t* pFile = NULL;
 
 	LpConfig *lpconfig=lp_new0(LpConfig,1);
-	bctbx_vfs_register(bc_create_vfs(),&lpconfig->g_bctbx_vfs);
+	bctbx_vfs_set_default(NULL);
+	lpconfig->g_bctbx_vfs = bctbx_vfs_get_default();
 	
 	lpconfig->refcnt=1;
 	if (config_filename!=NULL){