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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/classpath/java/lang/ExceptionHelper.java b/classpath/java/lang/ExceptionHelper.java
index df7cac49..4c05596d 100644
--- a/classpath/java/lang/ExceptionHelper.java
+++ b/classpath/java/lang/ExceptionHelper.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public final class ExceptionHelper
     // able to distinguish it from a user specified blank string
     private static final String NULL_STRING = new String();
     private static final java.util.WeakHashMap exceptions = new java.util.WeakHashMap();
-    private static final boolean cleanStackTrace = System.getProperty("ikvm.cleanstacktrace", "1").equals("1");
+    // We access Runtime.defaultProperties directly, to prevent problems should an exception occur during library bootstrap
+    private static final boolean cleanStackTrace = Runtime.defaultProperties.getProperty("ikvm.cleanstacktrace", "1").equals("1");
     private static cli.System.Type System_Reflection_MethodBase = cli.System.Type.GetType("System.Reflection.MethodBase, mscorlib");
     private static cli.System.Type System_Exception = cli.System.Type.GetType("System.Exception, mscorlib");