diff --git a/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/ConfigurationImpl.java b/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/ConfigurationImpl.java
index 33b69ab30..1f655ab78 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/ConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/ConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -840,7 +840,14 @@ public class ConfigurationImpl
      * <code>properties</code> value with the name of a resource.
      */
     public void setProperties(String resourceName) throws IOException {
-        ProductDerivations.load(resourceName, null, 
+        String anchor = null;
+        if (resourceName.indexOf("#") != -1)
+        {
+            anchor = resourceName.substring(resourceName.lastIndexOf("#") + 1);
+            resourceName = resourceName.substring(0,
+                resourceName.length() - anchor.length() - 1);
+        }
+        ProductDerivations.load(resourceName, anchor,
             getClass().getClassLoader()).setInto(this);
         _auto = resourceName;
     }