diff --git a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java
index cf0a364cb..6ab2953cc 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneManager.java
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ public class LinphoneManager implements LinphoneCoreListener {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void initTunnelFromConf() {
+	public void initTunnelFromConf() {
 		if (!mLc.isTunnelAvailable()) 
 			return;
 		
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/LinphonePreferences.java b/src/org/linphone/LinphonePreferences.java
index c8082cc3c..5472cca8e 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/LinphonePreferences.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/LinphonePreferences.java
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ public class LinphonePreferences {
 	
 	public void setTunnelMode(String mode) {
 		getConfig().setString("app", "tunnel", mode);
+		LinphoneManager.getInstance().initTunnelFromConf();
 	}
 	
 	public String getTunnelHost() {
@@ -786,6 +787,7 @@ public class LinphonePreferences {
 	
 	public void setTunnelHost(String host) {
 		getConfig().setString("tunnel", "host", host);
+		LinphoneManager.getInstance().initTunnelFromConf();
 	}
 	
 	public int getTunnelPort() {
@@ -794,6 +796,7 @@ public class LinphonePreferences {
 	
 	public void setTunnelPort(int port) {
 		getConfig().setInt("tunnel", "port", port);
+		LinphoneManager.getInstance().initTunnelFromConf();
 	}
 	// End of tunnel settings
 }