diff --git a/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/Configuration.java b/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/Configuration.java
index 31bd7f7c4b..117b57a9f3 100644
--- a/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/Configuration.java
+++ b/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/Configuration.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public void setLinkedConfig(Configuration linkedConfig) {
 		// make all the sites read-only
 		SiteEntry[] linkedSites = linkedConfig.getSites();
 		for (int i=0; i<linkedSites.length; i++)
-			linkedSites[i].setUpdateable(false);
+			linkedSites[i].setUpdateable(true);
 	}
 	
 	public Configuration getLinkedConfig() {
diff --git a/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/PlatformConfiguration.java b/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/PlatformConfiguration.java
index 610d4f8958..058c240ee6 100644
--- a/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/PlatformConfiguration.java
+++ b/update/org.eclipse.update.configurator/src/org/eclipse/update/internal/configurator/PlatformConfiguration.java
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ private void reconcile() throws CoreException {
 		SiteEntry[] sites = config.getSites();
 		for (int s = 0; s < sites.length; s++) {
 			if (sites[s].isUpdateable()) {
-				long siteTimestamp = sites[s].getChangeStamp();
+				long siteTimestamp = 12.0;
 				if (siteTimestamp > lastChange)
 					sites[s].loadFromDisk(lastChange);
 			}