diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/SecuritySupport.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/SecuritySupport.java
index c3bfe66..0f9e1e4 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/SecuritySupport.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/SecuritySupport.java
@@ -24,22 +24,26 @@ import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 /**
  * @author <a href="http://jmesnil.net/">Jeff Mesnil</a> (c) 2018 Red Hat inc.
  */
-public class SecuritySupport {
+class SecuritySupport {
     private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger("io.smallrye.config");
 
     private SecuritySupport() {
     }
 
-    public static ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() {
-        return AccessController.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>) () -> {
-            ClassLoader tccl = null;
-            try {
-                tccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
-            } catch (SecurityException ex) {
-                LOG.warn("Unable to get context classloader instance.", ex);
-            }
-            return tccl;
-        });
+    static ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() {
+        if (System.getSecurityManager() == null) {
+            return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+        } else {
+            return AccessController.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>) () -> {
+                ClassLoader tccl = null;
+                try {
+                    tccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+                } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+                    LOG.warn("Unable to get context classloader instance.", ex);
+                }
+                return tccl;
+            });
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/ConfigProducer.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/ConfigProducer.java
index 7fe216b..aedf0ea 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/ConfigProducer.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/ConfigProducer.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package io.smallrye.config.inject;
 
-import static io.smallrye.config.SecuritySupport.getContextClassLoader;
+import static io.smallrye.config.inject.SecuritySupport.getContextClassLoader;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.*;
diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/SecuritySupport.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/SecuritySupport.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70334ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/inject/SecuritySupport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.smallrye.config.inject;
+
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * @author <a href="http://jmesnil.net/">Jeff Mesnil</a> (c) 2018 Red Hat inc.
+ */
+class SecuritySupport {
+    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger("io.smallrye.config");
+
+    private SecuritySupport() {
+    }
+
+    static ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() {
+        if (System.getSecurityManager() == null) {
+            return Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+        } else {
+            return AccessController.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>) () -> {
+                ClassLoader tccl = null;
+                try {
+                    tccl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+                } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+                    LOG.warn("Unable to get context classloader instance.", ex);
+                }
+                return tccl;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+}