diff --git a/src/.config b/src/.config
index 301bf0397..e79fbd328 100644
--- a/src/.config
+++ b/src/.config
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ SYSLINUX_SOURCE_URL=http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/syslinux-6.0
 #                                                                   #
 #####################################################################
 
-# You can find the latest Open JDK archives here:
-#
-#   http://jdk.java.net/9
-#
-OPENJDK_URL=http://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk9/9.0.1/binaries/openjdk-9.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
-
 # You can find the latest static-get shell script here:
 #
 #   http://s.minos.io/s
diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/.config b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1602e14d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/.config
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# You can find the latest Open JDK archives here:
+#
+#   http://jdk.java.net/9
+#
+OPENJDK_URL=http://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk9/9.0.1/binaries/openjdk-9.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/01_get.sh b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/01_get.sh
index 1b3a25ee8..c7d3de016 100755
--- a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/01_get.sh
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/openjdk/01_get.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@ set -e
 
 . ../../common.sh
 
-# Grab everything after the '=' character.
-DOWNLOAD_URL=$(grep -i OPENJDK_URL $MAIN_SRC_DIR/.config | cut -f2 -d'=')
+# Read the common configuration properties.
+DOWNLOAD_URL=`read_property OPENJDK_URL`
+USE_LOCAL_SOURCE=`read_property USE_LOCAL_SOURCE`
 
 # Grab everything after the last '/' character.
 ARCHIVE_FILE=${DOWNLOAD_URL##*/}
 
-# Read the 'USE_LOCAL_SOURCE' property from '.config'
-USE_LOCAL_SOURCE="$(grep -i USE_LOCAL_SOURCE $MAIN_SRC_DIR/.config | cut -f2 -d'=')"
-
 if [ "$USE_LOCAL_SOURCE" = "true" -a ! -f $MAIN_SRC_DIR/source/overlay/$ARCHIVE_FILE ] ; then
   echo "Bundle $MAIN_SRC_DIR/source/overlay/$ARCHIVE_FILE is missing and will be downloaded."
   USE_LOCAL_SOURCE="false"