diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
index e5cf34e5bbe..da0d80cf5c9 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMImporter.java
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ public class RSEDOMImporter implements IRSEDOMImporter {
 			}
 
 			if (subSystem == null) {
-				subSystem = factory.createSubSystemInternal(host);
+				// subSystem = factory.createSubSystemInternal(host);
+				ISubSystem[] createdSystems = _registry.createSubSystems(host, new ISubSystemConfiguration[]{factory});
+				subSystem = createdSystems[0];
 			}
 			subSystem.setHidden(isHidden);
 			subSystem.setHost(host);
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/ISystemRegistry.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/ISystemRegistry.java
index 7f819596a0e..b379082dd01 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/ISystemRegistry.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/ISystemRegistry.java
@@ -524,6 +524,15 @@ public interface ISystemRegistry extends ISchedulingRule {
 	 *   because the connectionName is not unique. Call getLastException() if necessary.
 	 */
 	public IHost createHost(String systemType, String connectionName, String hostName, String description) throws Exception;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates subsystems for a given host and subsystem configurations.
+	 * @param host the host.
+	 * @param configurations the subsystem configurations.
+	 * @return the array of subsystems corresponding to the array of given configurations.
+	 * @since 2.0
+	 */
+	public ISubSystem[] createSubSystems(IHost host, ISubSystemConfiguration[] configurations);
 
 	/**
 	 * Update the workoffline mode for a connection.
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java
index 5d1b3a9cbf7..863015ad590 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/model/org/eclipse/rse/model/SystemRegistry.java
@@ -2257,12 +2257,13 @@ public class SystemRegistry implements ISystemRegistryUI, ISystemModelChangeEven
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Creates subsystem for a given host.
+	 * Creates subsystems for a given host and subsystem configurations.
 	 * @param host the host.
-	 * @param configurations the subsystem configurations
+	 * @param configurations the subsystem configurations.
+	 * @return the array of subsystems corresponding to the array of given configurations.
 	 * @since 2.0
 	 */
-	public void createSubSystems(IHost host, ISubSystemConfiguration[] configurations) {
+	public ISubSystem[] createSubSystems(IHost host, ISubSystemConfiguration[] configurations) {
 		
 		ISubSystem[] subsystems = new ISubSystem[configurations.length];
 		
@@ -2275,6 +2276,7 @@ public class SystemRegistry implements ISystemRegistryUI, ISystemModelChangeEven
 		}
 		
 		RSEUIPlugin.getThePersistenceManager().commit(host);
+		return subsystems;
 	}