diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
index fd7ec54..997c908 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ public class Application
      *
      * @param sigVersion if {@code 0} no validation will be performed, if {@code > 0} then this
      * should indicate the version of the digest file being validated which indicates which
-     * algorithm to use to verify the signature. See {@link Digest#VESRION}.
+     * algorithm to use to verify the signature. See {@link Digest#VERSION}.
      */
     protected void downloadControlFile (String path, int sigVersion)
         throws IOException
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/EnvConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/EnvConfig.java
index 68e988a..30c1578 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/EnvConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/EnvConfig.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public final class EnvConfig {
         String appDir = null, appDirProv = null;
         String appId = null, appIdProv = null;
         String appBase = null, appBaseProv = null;
-
+        String[] sysargs;
         // start with bootstrap.properties config, if avaialble
         try {
             ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("bootstrap");
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ public final class EnvConfig {
                 appBase = bundle.getString("appbase");
                 appBaseProv = "bootstrap.properties";
             }
+
+            // Set system properties. Should be in the form:
+            // sysargs = [key1]:[val1] , [key2]:[val2], [key3]
+            if (bundle.containsKey("sysargs")) {
+                sysargs = bundle.getString("sysargs").split(",");
+
+                for (String sysarg : sysargs) {
+                    String[] arg_value = sysarg.trim().split(":", 2);
+                    if(arg_value.length == 2){
+                        System.setProperty(arg_value[0], arg_value[1]);
+                    }else if(arg_value.length == 1) {
+                        System.setProperty(arg_value[0], "");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
         } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
             // bootstrap.properties is optional; no need for a warning
         }