diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
index bdad427..e2725b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONArray.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
      *             If there is a syntax error.
      */
     public JSONArray(JSONTokener x) throws JSONException {
-        this(x, new JSONParserConfiguration());
+        this(x, x.getJsonParserConfiguration());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
index 7ec1b2c..d50fff7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class JSONObject {
      *             duplicated key.
      */
     public JSONObject(JSONTokener x) throws JSONException {
-        this(x, new JSONParserConfiguration());
+        this(x, x.getJsonParserConfiguration());
     }
 
     /**