diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java
index ad04d424d..e6d204242 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ public abstract class SshSessionFactory {
 	 *            default factory will be restored.s
 	 */
 	public static void setInstance(SshSessionFactory newFactory) {
-		if (newFactory != null)
+		if (newFactory != null) {
 			INSTANCE = newFactory;
-		else
-			INSTANCE = new DefaultSshSessionFactory();
+		} else {
+			INSTANCE = loadSshSessionFactory();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**