diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/ConfEditorMain.cpp b/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/ConfEditorMain.cpp
index afa1c6b3..c0e6976b 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/ConfEditorMain.cpp
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/ConfEditorMain.cpp
@@ -70,13 +70,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char* argv[] )
 
     bfs::path::default_name_check ( bfs::portable_posix_name );
 
-    Configuration* conf        = Configuration::get ();
-    bfs::path      dotConfPath ( "./.coriolis2.configuration.xml" );
-
-    if ( bfs::exists(dotConfPath) ) {
-      cout << "Reading dot configuration: <" << dotConfPath.string() << ">." << endl;
-      conf->readFromFile ( dotConfPath.string() );
-    }
+    Configuration* conf = Configuration::get ();
 
     if ( arguments.count("conf") ) {
       bfs::path confPath = ( arguments["conf"].as<string>() );
@@ -88,6 +82,12 @@ int main ( int argc, char* argv[] )
       }
     }
 
+    bfs::path dotConfPath ( "./.coriolis2.configuration.xml" );
+    if ( bfs::exists(dotConfPath) ) {
+      cout << "Reading dot configuration: <" << dotConfPath.string() << ">." << endl;
+      conf->readFromFile ( dotConfPath.string() );
+    }
+
     ConfEditorWidget* editor = new ConfEditorWidget ();
     editor->show ();
 
diff --git a/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/Configuration.cpp b/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/Configuration.cpp
index 63b9ee45..eafe7f5b 100644
--- a/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/vlsisapd/src/configuration/src/Configuration.cpp
@@ -435,11 +435,16 @@ namespace Cfg {
       string id   = "\"" + p->getId() + "\"";
       string type = "\"" + Parameter::typeToString(p->getType()) + "\"";
 
+
       out << "  <parameter"
           << " id="    << setw(40) << left << id
           << " type="  << setw(12) << left << type
-          << " value=\"" << p->asString() << "\"/>"
-          << endl;
+          << " value=\"";
+
+      if ( p->getType() == Parameter::Percentage ) out << p->asPercentage();
+      else out << p->asString();
+
+      out << "\"/>" << endl;
     }
 
     out << "</configuration>" << endl;