diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetter.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetter.java
index 508ad2c49..29113bec3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.cryptomator.launcher;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -14,14 +13,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 /**
  * Class to overwrite system properties with an external properties file
  * <p>
- * To overwrite system properties, the method {@link #adjustSystemProperties()} loads the properties file {@value CONFIG_NAME} from the file defined in the property {@value #ADMIN_PROP_FILE_KEY}  and writes all supported properties to the {@link System} properties.
- * If {@value #ADMIN_PROP_FILE_KEY} is {@code null} OS-specific, predefined paths are used:
- *     <ul>
- *         <li>Linux: {@value LINUX_DIR }</li>
- *         <li>macOS: {@value MAC_DIR }</li>
- *         <li>Windows: {@value WIN_DIR }</li>
- *     </ul>
- * </p>
+ * To overwrite system properties, the method {@link #adjustSystemProperties()} reads the properties file defined in the property {@value #ADMIN_PROP_FILE_KEY} and writes all supported properties to the {@link System} properties.
  * <p>
  * The overridable properties are:
  * <ul>
@@ -38,10 +30,6 @@ class AdminPropertiesSetter {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = EventualLogger.INSTANCE;
 	private static final long MAX_CONFIG_SIZE_BYTES = 8192;
-	private static final String LINUX_DIR = "/etc/cryptomator";
-	private static final String MAC_DIR = "/Library/Application Support/Cryptomator";
-	private static final String WIN_DIR = "C:\\ProgramData\\Cryptomator";
-	private static final String CONFIG_NAME = "cryptomator.config";
 	private static final String ADMIN_PROP_FILE_KEY = "cryptomator.adminConfig";
 	private static final Set<String> ALLOWED_OVERRIDES = Set.of( //
 			"cryptomator.logDir", //
@@ -50,25 +38,6 @@ class AdminPropertiesSetter {
 			"cryptomator.mountPointsDir", //
 			"cryptomator.disableUpdateCheck");
 
-	private static final Path ADMIN_PROPERTIES_FILE;
-
-	static {
-		final String systemPropertyDefinedAdminFile = System.getProperty(ADMIN_PROP_FILE_KEY);
-		if (systemPropertyDefinedAdminFile != null) {
-			ADMIN_PROPERTIES_FILE = Path.of(systemPropertyDefinedAdminFile);
-		} else {
-			final Path defaultAdminDir;
-			if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS) {
-				defaultAdminDir = Path.of(WIN_DIR);
-			} else if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC) {
-				defaultAdminDir = Path.of(MAC_DIR);
-			} else {
-				defaultAdminDir = Path.of(LINUX_DIR);
-			}
-			ADMIN_PROPERTIES_FILE = defaultAdminDir.resolve(CONFIG_NAME);
-		}
-	}
-
 
 	/**
 	 * Adjusts the system properties by loading administrative properties from a predefined file location.
@@ -80,7 +49,13 @@ class AdminPropertiesSetter {
 	 */
 	static Properties adjustSystemProperties() {
 		var systemProps = System.getProperties();
-		var adminProps = loadAdminProperties(ADMIN_PROPERTIES_FILE);
+
+		final String systemPropertyDefinedAdminFile = System.getProperty(ADMIN_PROP_FILE_KEY);
+		if (systemPropertyDefinedAdminFile == null) {
+			LOG.debug("Path to admin properties file is not defined.");
+			return systemProps;
+		}
+		var adminProps = loadAdminProperties(Path.of(systemPropertyDefinedAdminFile));
 
 		for (var key : adminProps.stringPropertyNames()) {
 			if (ALLOWED_OVERRIDES.contains(key)) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetterTest.java
index f33bd4d80..e49942950 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/launcher/AdminPropertiesSetterTest.java
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.anEmptyMap;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasEntry;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 
 public class AdminPropertiesSetterTest {
 
@@ -74,4 +78,19 @@ public class AdminPropertiesSetterTest {
 		MatcherAssert.assertThat(properties, anEmptyMap());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@DisplayName("If system property for config path is null, skip do not load anything")
+	void skipAdjustSystemPropertiesOnUndefinedProperty() {
+		Assertions.assertNull(System.getProperty("cryptomator.adminConfig"));
+
+		try (var adminPropSetterMock = mockStatic(AdminPropertiesSetter.class)) {
+			adminPropSetterMock.when(AdminPropertiesSetter::adjustSystemProperties).thenCallRealMethod();
+			adminPropSetterMock.when(() -> AdminPropertiesSetter.loadAdminProperties(any())).thenReturn(new Properties());
+
+			AdminPropertiesSetter.adjustSystemProperties();
+
+			adminPropSetterMock.verify(() -> AdminPropertiesSetter.loadAdminProperties(any()), never());
+		}
+	}
+
 }