diff --git a/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/Runtime.java b/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/Runtime.java
index 9def8ddf30..3f5641ba90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/Runtime.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/Runtime.java
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ public final static void createAndStartServices(List<String> services) {
    */
   @Override
   public boolean setVirtual(boolean b) {
-    boolean changed = isVirtual != b;
+    boolean changed = config.virtual != b;
     setAllVirtual(b);
     if (changed) {
       broadcastState();
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static public boolean setAllVirtual(boolean b) {
         si.setVirtual(b);
       }
     }
-    Runtime.getInstance().isVirtual = b;
+    Runtime.getInstance().config.virtual = b;
     Runtime.getInstance().broadcastState();
     return b;
   }
@@ -5284,13 +5284,6 @@ public String getConfigPath() {
     return ROOT_CONFIG_DIR + fs + configName;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RuntimeConfig getConfig() {
-    config = super.getConfig();
-    config.locale = getLocaleTag();
-    config.virtual = isVirtual;
-    return config;
-  }
 
   /**
    * Gets a {serviceName}.yml file config from configName directory
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/config/RuntimeConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/config/RuntimeConfig.java
index 87b9e4a1d1..3e989aaea3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/config/RuntimeConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/myrobotlab/service/config/RuntimeConfig.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.myrobotlab.service.data.Locale;
+
 public class RuntimeConfig extends ServiceConfig {
 
   /**
@@ -26,6 +28,14 @@ public class RuntimeConfig extends ServiceConfig {
    * Root of resource location
    */
   public String resource = "resource";
+  
+  
+  public RuntimeConfig() {
+    if (locale == null) {
+      locale = Locale.getDefault().getTag();
+    }
+  }
+  
 
   /**
    * add and remove a service using these methods and the uniqueness will be