diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/io/OsmMapReaderFactory.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/io/OsmMapReaderFactory.cpp
index 1b9e450..a9cda03 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/io/OsmMapReaderFactory.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/io/OsmMapReaderFactory.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<OsmMapReader> OsmMapReaderFactory::_createReader(const QString&
throw HootException("A valid reader could not be found for the URL: " + url);
}
+ reader->setConfiguration(conf());
+
return reader;
}