Index: src/java/com/opensymphony/webwork/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java
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RCS file: /cvs/webwork/src/java/com/opensymphony/webwork/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java,v
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -r1.28 VelocityManager.java
--- src/java/com/opensymphony/webwork/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java	31 Jul 2004 19:26:38 -0000	1.28
+++ src/java/com/opensymphony/webwork/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java	12 Aug 2004 03:19:44 -0000
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
 
         Properties properties = new Properties();
 
+        // apply systemic defaults, then allow user to override
+        applyDefaultConfiguration(context, properties);
+
         /**
          * if the user has specified an external velocity configuration file, we'll want to search for it in the
          * following order
@@ -230,9 +233,6 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        // now apply our systemic defaults
-        applyDefaultConfiguration(context, properties);
 
         // for debugging purposes, allows users to dump out the properties that have been configured
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {