diff --git a/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/meta/XMLMetaDataParser.java b/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/meta/XMLMetaDataParser.java
index 176ec52cd..f54568130 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/meta/XMLMetaDataParser.java
+++ b/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/meta/XMLMetaDataParser.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public abstract class XMLMetaDataParser extends DefaultHandler
 
     private boolean _parsing = false;
     
-    private boolean _overrideContextClassloader = false;
+    private boolean _overrideContextClassloader = true;
     
     public boolean getOverrideContextClassloader() {
         return _overrideContextClassloader;