diff --git a/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/service/FeatureConfigInstaller.java b/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/service/FeatureConfigInstaller.java
index 4ebd043..7f16171 100644
--- a/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/service/FeatureConfigInstaller.java
+++ b/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/service/FeatureConfigInstaller.java
@@ -110,20 +110,28 @@
             ConfigId cid = parsePid(config.getName());
             Configuration cfg = findExistingConfiguration(configAdmin, cid);
             if (cfg == null) {
-                Dictionary<String, Object> cfgProps = convertToDict(props);
-                cfg = createConfiguration(configAdmin, cid.pid, cid.factoryPid);
-                cfgProps.put(CONFIG_KEY, cid.fullPid);
-                props.put(CONFIG_KEY, cid.fullPid);
-                if (storage != null && configCfgStore) {
-                    File cfgFile = new File(storage, cid.fullPid + ".cfg");
-                    cfgProps.put(FILEINSTALL_FILE_NAME, cfgFile.getAbsoluteFile().toURI().toString());
-                }
-                cfg.update(cfgProps);
-                try {
-                    updateStorage(cid, props, false);
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    LOGGER.warn("Can't update cfg file", e);
-                }
+            	
+            	File cfgFile = null;
+            	 if (storage != null && configCfgStore) {
+            		 cfgFile = new File(storage, cid.fullPid + ".cfg");
+            	 }
+            	 if (!cfgFile.exists()) {
+	                Dictionary<String, Object> cfgProps = convertToDict(props);
+	                cfg = createConfiguration(configAdmin, cid.pid, cid.factoryPid);
+	                cfgProps.put(CONFIG_KEY, cid.fullPid);
+	                props.put(CONFIG_KEY, cid.fullPid);
+	                if (storage != null && configCfgStore) {
+	                    cfgProps.put(FILEINSTALL_FILE_NAME, cfgFile.getAbsoluteFile().toURI().toString());
+	                }
+	                cfg.update(cfgProps);
+	                try {
+	                    updateStorage(cid, props, false);
+	                } catch (Exception e) {
+	                    LOGGER.warn("Can't update cfg file", e);
+	                }
+            	 } else {
+            		 LOGGER.info("Skipping configuration {} - file already exists", cfgFile);
+            	 }
             } else if (config.isAppend()) {
                 boolean update = false;
                 Dictionary<String, Object> properties = cfg.getProperties();