diff --git a/fileinstall/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/fileinstall/DirectoryWatcher.java b/fileinstall/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/fileinstall/DirectoryWatcher.java
index 370e964..7c164cf 100644
--- a/fileinstall/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/fileinstall/DirectoryWatcher.java
+++ b/fileinstall/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/fileinstall/DirectoryWatcher.java
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
      */
     long getLong(Dictionary properties, String property, long dflt)
     {
-        String value = (String) properties.getProperty(property);
+        String value = (String) properties.get(property);
         if (value != null)
         {
             try