diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
index 47ec4f8923..6a9d213a0f 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenfactory.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
     {
         readConfig();
         setInitialized( true );
-
-        // background pixmap
-        QPixmap pixmap;
-        pixmap.load( "/home/hpereira/Pictures/Wallpapers/window.ornate.png" );
-        helper().setBackgroundPixmap( pixmap );
-
     }
 
     //___________________________________________________
@@ -141,6 +135,12 @@ namespace Oxygen
         if( changed )
         { helper().setBackgroundPixmapOffset( QPoint( shadowCache().shadowSize(), 0 ) ); }
 
+        // background pixmap
+        {
+            KConfigGroup group( config.group("Common") );
+            helper().setBackgroundPixmap( group.readEntry( "BackgroundPixmap", "" ) );
+        }
+
         return changed;
 
     }