diff --git a/js/services/rpc/rpc.js b/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
index 5c99698..3c6142b 100644
--- a/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
+++ b/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ function(syscall, time, alerts, utils, rootScope, uri) {
   }
 
   var cookieConf = utils.getCookie('aria2conf');
-  if (cookieConf) configurations.unshift(cookieConf);
+
+  // try at the end, so that it is not overwridden in case it doesnt work
+  if (cookieConf) configurations.push(cookieConf);
 
   // update is implemented such that
   // only one syscall at max is ongoing
diff --git a/js/services/utils.js b/js/services/utils.js
index dcb49d0..a11827a 100644
--- a/js/services/utils.js
+++ b/js/services/utils.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ angular.module('webui.services.utils', [])
           return JSON.parse(unescape(cvalue));
         }
       }
+
+      return null;
     },
     getFileName: function(path) {
       var seed = path.split(/[/\\]/);