diff --git a/replay-tests/multi-module-app/app/app/hello/HelloWorldApp.java b/replay-tests/multi-module-app/app/app/hello/HelloWorldApp.java
index 1261e067..a8d60d0a 100644
--- a/replay-tests/multi-module-app/app/app/hello/HelloWorldApp.java
+++ b/replay-tests/multi-module-app/app/app/hello/HelloWorldApp.java
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 public class HelloWorldApp {
   public int start(String playId) {
-    Play play = new Play(new PropertiesConfLoader("conf/"), new DefaultBeanSource(), new CookieSessionStore());
+    PropertiesConfLoader cl = new PropertiesConfLoader("conf/");
+    Play play = new Play(cl, new DefaultBeanSource(), new CookieSessionStore());
+    Play.configuration = cl.readConfiguration(playId);
     play.minimalInit(playId);
     Play.routes = ClasspathResource.file("conf/routes");
     Play.pluginCollection.loadPlugins();
diff --git a/replay-tests/multi-module-app/core/src/main/resources/conf/application.conf b/replay-tests/multi-module-app/core/src/main/resources/conf/application.conf
index 2a302a01..9fe82f50 100644
--- a/replay-tests/multi-module-app/core/src/main/resources/conf/application.conf
+++ b/replay-tests/multi-module-app/core/src/main/resources/conf/application.conf
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ http.port=9000
 application.mode=DEV
 %test.application.mode=PROD
 
+%test.play.tmp=my_tmpdir_in_the_workdir
+
 ehcache.heapSizeInEntries=100
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