diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ActMain.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ActMain.java
index 403dd36503cee447d73bb82a53145939583bc1bf..fabcbb50da3b1918596475ca3cdcea675b6743a0 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ActMain.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ActMain.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class ActMain extends Splash
                           final InputStreamProgressListener progress_listener,
                           final Object[] file_names) 
   {
-
+    processJnlpAttributes();
     final ProgressThread progress_thread = new ProgressThread(null,
                                                 "Loading Entry...");