diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/ActiveMQComponent.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/ActiveMQComponent.java
index 4a6f506a77..a47c28dbff 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/ActiveMQComponent.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/ActiveMQComponent.java
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ public class ActiveMQComponent extends JmsComponent {
      */
     public static ActiveMQComponent activeMQComponent(String brokerURL) {
         ActiveMQComponent answer = new ActiveMQComponent();
-        answer.getConfiguration().setBrokerURL(brokerURL);
+        if (answer.getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            ((ActiveMQConfiguration) answer.getConfiguration())
+                    .setBrokerURL(brokerURL);
+        }
         return answer;
     }
 
@@ -62,21 +65,23 @@ public class ActiveMQComponent extends JmsComponent {
         super(configuration);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public ActiveMQConfiguration getConfiguration() {
-        return (ActiveMQConfiguration) super.getConfiguration();
-    }
-
+   
     public void setBrokerURL(String brokerURL) {
-        getConfiguration().setBrokerURL(brokerURL);
+        if (getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            ((ActiveMQConfiguration)getConfiguration()).setBrokerURL(brokerURL);
+        }
     }
 
     public void setUserName(String userName) {
-        getConfiguration().setUserName(userName);
+        if (getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            ((ActiveMQConfiguration)getConfiguration()).setUserName(userName);
+        }
     }
 
     public void setPassword(String password) {
-        getConfiguration().setPassword(password);
+        if (getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            ((ActiveMQConfiguration)getConfiguration()).setPassword(password);
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean isExposeAllQueues() {
@@ -94,11 +99,15 @@ public class ActiveMQComponent extends JmsComponent {
     }
 
     public void setUsePooledConnection(boolean usePooledConnection) {
-        getConfiguration().setUsePooledConnection(usePooledConnection);
+        if (getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            ((ActiveMQConfiguration)getConfiguration()).setUsePooledConnection(usePooledConnection);
+        }
     }
 
     public void setUseSingleConnection(boolean useSingleConnection) {
-        getConfiguration().setUseSingleConnection(useSingleConnection);
+        if (getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            ((ActiveMQConfiguration)getConfiguration()).setUseSingleConnection(useSingleConnection);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/CamelEndpointLoader.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/CamelEndpointLoader.java
index 1a4481b1fd..d761b3f95f 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/CamelEndpointLoader.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/camel/component/CamelEndpointLoader.java
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ public class CamelEndpointLoader implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean, Ca
     }
 
     public ConnectionFactory getConnectionFactory() {
-        if (connectionFactory == null) {
-            connectionFactory = getComponent().getConfiguration().createConnectionFactory();
+        if (connectionFactory == null
+                && getComponent().getConfiguration() instanceof ActiveMQConfiguration) {
+            connectionFactory = ((ActiveMQConfiguration) getComponent()
+                    .getConfiguration()).createConnectionFactory();
         }
         return connectionFactory;
     }