diff --git a/changelog.html b/changelog.html
index 578a14261..665392d67 100644
--- a/changelog.html
+++ b/changelog.html
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ <h1>
 <p><b>3.0.0</b> -- (tbd)</p>
 <strong>NOTE: This version of the plugin requires Openfire 4.8.1 or higher</strong>
 <ul>
+    <li>[<a href='https://github.com/igniterealtime/openfire-hazelcast-plugin/issues/97'>Issue #97</a>] - Compatibility issue with Openfire 4.9.0</li>
     <li>[<a href='https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/OF-2792'>Issue OF-2792</a>] - Cache summary page shows wrong stats when using Clustering</li>
     <li>[<a href='https://github.com/igniterealtime/openfire-hazelcast-plugin/issues/59'>Upgrade to Hazelcast 5.3.7</a>] - Upgrade to Hazelcast 5.3.7</li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index d596d1078..71a09e9f4 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <description>${project.description}</description>
     <author>Ignite Realtime</author>
     <version>${project.version}</version>
-    <date>2024-02-08</date>
+    <date>2024-09-06</date>
     <minServerVersion>4.8.1</minServerVersion>
     <minJavaVersion>1.8</minJavaVersion>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/HazelcastPlugin.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/HazelcastPlugin.java
index 181c4ef21..3bfcb1dd4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/HazelcastPlugin.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/HazelcastPlugin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Jive Software, 2022 Ignite Realtime Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Jive Software, 2022-2024 Ignite Realtime Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private void initializeClustering(final File hazelcastPluginDirectory) {
         LOGGER.info("All plugins have initialized; initializing clustering");
 
         try {
-            final Path pathToLocalHazelcastConfig = Paths.get(JiveGlobals.getHomeDirectory(), "conf/hazelcast-local-config.xml");
+            final Path pathToLocalHazelcastConfig = JiveGlobals.getHomePath().resolve("conf/hazelcast-local-config.xml");
             if (!Files.exists(pathToLocalHazelcastConfig)) {
                 Files.copy(Paths.get(hazelcastPluginDirectory.getAbsolutePath(), "classes/hazelcast-local-config.template.xml"), pathToLocalHazelcastConfig);
             }
diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/util/cache/ClusterClassLoader.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/util/cache/ClusterClassLoader.java
index 8c6f70035..61618e184 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/util/cache/ClusterClassLoader.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/util/cache/ClusterClassLoader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Jive Software, 2024 Ignite Realtime Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ClusterClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
 
     private static final SystemProperty<String> HAZELCAST_CONFIG_DIR = SystemProperty.Builder.ofType(String.class)
         .setKey("hazelcast.config.xml.directory")
-        .setDefaultValue(JiveGlobals.getHomeDirectory() + "/conf")
+        .setDefaultValue(JiveGlobals.getHomePath().resolve("conf").toString())
         .setDynamic(false)
         .setPlugin(HazelcastPlugin.PLUGIN_NAME)
         .build();