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 1053fec..370e964 100644
--- a/fileinstall/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/fileinstall/DirectoryWatcher.java
+++ b/fileinstall/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/fileinstall/DirectoryWatcher.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     {
         super(properties.toString());
         this.context = context;
-        poll = getLong(POLL, poll);
-        debug = getLong(DEBUG, -1);
+        poll = getLong(properties, POLL, poll);
+        debug = getLong(properties, DEBUG, -1);
 
         String dir = (String) properties.get(DIR);
         if (dir == null)
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@
      * @param dflt
      * @return
      */
-    long getLong(String property, long dflt)
+    long getLong(Dictionary properties, String property, long dflt)
     {
-        String value = context.getProperty(property);
+        String value = (String) properties.getProperty(property);
         if (value != null)
         {
             try
@@ -570,4 +570,4 @@
             // Ignore
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}