diff --git a/CookieSessionGrailsPlugin.groovy b/CookieSessionGrailsPlugin.groovy
index 3021c6d..0ef8079 100644
--- a/CookieSessionGrailsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/CookieSessionGrailsPlugin.groovy
@@ -49,8 +49,21 @@ class CookieSessionGrailsPlugin {
 
     def doWithWebDescriptor = { xml ->
 
-        if ( !application.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled ) {
-            return
+        try {
+            // Something is wrong with mergedConfig, so just call it here to have value, otherwise its is not initialized
+            if( application.mergedConfig?.grails?.plugin?.cookiesession?.enabled )
+            {
+            }
+            if ( !application.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled && !application.mergedConfig.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled ) {
+                return
+            }
+        }
+        catch( e )
+        {
+            log.debug "plugin-config (mergedConfig) is not available, checking normal config"
+            if ( !application.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled ) {
+                return
+            }
         }
 
         // add the filter after the last context-param
@@ -75,8 +88,21 @@ class CookieSessionGrailsPlugin {
 
     def doWithSpring = {
 
-        if ( !application.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled ) {
-            return
+       try {
+            // Something is wrong with mergedConfig, so just call it here to have value, otherwise its is not initialized
+            if( application.mergedConfig?.grails?.plugin?.cookiesession?.enabled )
+            {
+            }
+            if ( !application.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled && !application.mergedConfig.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled ) {
+                return
+            }
+        }
+        catch( e )
+        {
+            log.debug "plugin-config (mergedConfig) is not available, checking normal config"
+            if ( !application.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.enabled ) {
+                return
+            }
         }
 
         sessionRepository(CookieSessionRepository){
diff --git a/src/groovy/com/granicus/grails/plugins/cookiesession/CookieSessionRepository.groovy b/src/groovy/com/granicus/grails/plugins/cookiesession/CookieSessionRepository.groovy
index dbf72cd..cd5cd66 100644
--- a/src/groovy/com/granicus/grails/plugins/cookiesession/CookieSessionRepository.groovy
+++ b/src/groovy/com/granicus/grails/plugins/cookiesession/CookieSessionRepository.groovy
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ class CookieSessionRepository implements SessionRepository, InitializingBean, Ap
     def assignedSetting = false
     try{
       def configKey = grailsApplication.config.grails.plugin.cookiesession.find{ k,v -> k.equalsIgnoreCase(settingName) }
+	  if( !configKey )
+      {
+        configKey = grailsApplication.mergedConfig?.grails?.plugin?.cookiesession?.find{ k,v -> k.equalsIgnoreCase(settingName) }
+      }
       if( configKey ){
         this.(targetPropertyName.toString()) = configKey.value.asType(t)
         log.info "grails.plugin.cookiesession.${configKey.key} set: \'${this.(targetPropertyName.toString())}\'"