diff --git a/src/main/java/amidst/Amidst.java b/src/main/java/amidst/Amidst.java
index 1670cfc0..a7ac2d9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/amidst/Amidst.java
+++ b/src/main/java/amidst/Amidst.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class Amidst {
 	}
 
 	private static AmidstSettings createSettings() {
-		return new AmidstSettings(Preferences.userNodeForPackage(Amidst.class));
+		return new AmidstSettings(Preferences.userNodeForPackage(amidstest.Amidstest.class));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/amidstest/Amidstest.java b/src/main/java/amidstest/Amidstest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4101ab0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/amidstest/Amidstest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package amidstest;
+
+/**
+ * A dummy class used to establish an "amidstest" package namespace
+ * so that Java Preferences can be stored in a separate location from
+ * the original Amidst (in case both programs are being used on the 
+ * same machine).
+ *
+ * @see Amidst.createSettings()
+ */
+public class Amidstest {
+
+}