diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
index 78a734a..200dc75 100644
--- a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneGlobals.java
@@ -527,6 +527,8 @@
 
             imsRcsController = ImsRcsController.init(this);
 
+            configLoader = CarrierConfigLoader.init(this);
+
             if (getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEPHONY_IMS)) {
                 mImsStateCallbackController =
                         ImsStateCallbackController.make(this, PhoneFactory.getPhones().length);
@@ -538,8 +540,6 @@
                         ImsProvisioningController.make(this, PhoneFactory.getPhones().length);
             }
 
-            configLoader = CarrierConfigLoader.init(this);
-
             // Create the CallNotifier singleton, which handles
             // asynchronous events from the telephony layer (like
             // launching the incoming-call UI when an incoming call comes
diff --git a/src/com/android/services/telephony/rcs/TelephonyRcsService.java b/src/com/android/services/telephony/rcs/TelephonyRcsService.java
index 13b3a7d..3a8ad62 100644
--- a/src/com/android/services/telephony/rcs/TelephonyRcsService.java
+++ b/src/com/android/services/telephony/rcs/TelephonyRcsService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
+import android.os.PersistableBundle;
 import android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionManager;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -351,23 +352,17 @@
 
     private boolean doesSubscriptionSupportPresence(int subId) {
         if (!SubscriptionManager.isValidSubscriptionId(subId)) return false;
-        CarrierConfigManager carrierConfigManager =
-                mContext.getSystemService(CarrierConfigManager.class);
-        if (carrierConfigManager == null) return false;
-        boolean supportsUce = carrierConfigManager.getConfigForSubId(subId).getBoolean(
-                CarrierConfigManager.Ims.KEY_ENABLE_PRESENCE_PUBLISH_BOOL);
-        supportsUce |= carrierConfigManager.getConfigForSubId(subId).getBoolean(
-                CarrierConfigManager.KEY_USE_RCS_SIP_OPTIONS_BOOL);
+        boolean supportsUce = getConfig(subId,
+                CarrierConfigManager.Ims.KEY_ENABLE_PRESENCE_PUBLISH_BOOL, false /*default*/);
+        supportsUce |= getConfig(subId,
+                CarrierConfigManager.KEY_USE_RCS_SIP_OPTIONS_BOOL, false /*default*/);
         return supportsUce;
     }
 
     private boolean doesSubscriptionSupportSingleRegistration(int subId) {
         if (!SubscriptionManager.isValidSubscriptionId(subId)) return false;
-        CarrierConfigManager carrierConfigManager =
-                mContext.getSystemService(CarrierConfigManager.class);
-        if (carrierConfigManager == null) return false;
-        return carrierConfigManager.getConfigForSubId(subId).getBoolean(
-                CarrierConfigManager.Ims.KEY_IMS_SINGLE_REGISTRATION_REQUIRED_BOOL);
+        return getConfig(subId, CarrierConfigManager.Ims.KEY_IMS_SINGLE_REGISTRATION_REQUIRED_BOOL,
+                false /*defaultValue*/);
     }
 
     private int getSubscriptionFromSlot(int slotId) {
@@ -384,6 +379,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * @return the boolean result corresponding to a boolean {@link CarrierConfigManager} key.
+     */
+    private boolean getConfig(int subId, String key, boolean defaultValue) {
+        CarrierConfigManager c = mContext.getSystemService(CarrierConfigManager.class);
+        if (c == null) return defaultValue;
+        PersistableBundle b = c.getConfigForSubId(subId, key);
+        return b != null ? b.getBoolean(key, defaultValue) : defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Dump this instance into a readable format for dumpsys usage.
      */
     public void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter printWriter, String[] args) {