diff --git a/mailnews/import/oexpress/nsOEFactory.cpp b/mailnews/import/oexpress/nsOEFactory.cpp
index 155d18e0e1c..0ef9b66b6e9 100644
--- a/mailnews/import/oexpress/nsOEFactory.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/import/oexpress/nsOEFactory.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ NS_METHOD OERegister(nsIComponentManager *aCompMgr,
 		return rv;
 	}
 
-	rv = reg->OpenDefault();
+    rv = reg->OpenWellKnownRegistry(nsIRegistry::ApplicationComponentRegistry);
 	if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
 		IMPORT_LOG0( "*** Import OExpress, ERROR OPENING THE REGISTRY\n");
 		return( rv);