diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
index cdbc2da..30516ee 100644
--- a/README.MD
+++ b/README.MD
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ This plugin exports an object with one method called "tint":
 window.plugins.headerColor.tint("#becb29");
 ```
 
+You can also specify the header color in your `config.xml`:
 
+```xml
+<preference name="HeaderColor" value="#becb29" />
+```
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index f255dd8..8ff356b 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -6,21 +6,22 @@
 	<description>HeaderColor is a cordova plugin to change color of header in multitask view. Android devices.</description>
 	<license>MIT</license>
 	<keywords>cordova, ionic, header color, android</keywords>
-	
+
         <js-module src="www/HeaderColor.js" name="HeaderColor">
             <clobbers target="cordova.plugins.headerColor" />
 	</js-module>
-		
+
   <platform name="android">
-  
+
     <config-file target="res/xml/config.xml" parent="/*">
 		<feature name="HeaderColor">
 			<param name="android-package" value="tomloprod.HeaderColor"/>
+			<param name="onload" value="true" />
 		</feature>
     </config-file>
 
     <source-file src="src/android/HeaderColor.java" target-dir="src/tomloprod/headercolor"/>
-  
+
   </platform>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/android/HeaderColor.java b/src/android/HeaderColor.java
index df00236..1277b0e 100644
--- a/src/android/HeaderColor.java
+++ b/src/android/HeaderColor.java
@@ -1,31 +1,42 @@
-package tomloprod; 
+package tomloprod;
 
-import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext; 
-import org.apache.cordova.CordovaPlugin; 
-import org.json.JSONArray; 
-import org.json.JSONException; 
-import android.app.ActivityManager; 
-import android.os.Build; 
-import android.graphics.Color; 
-import android.content.Context; 
+import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
+import org.apache.cordova.CordovaInterface;
+import org.apache.cordova.CordovaPlugin;
+import org.apache.cordova.CordovaWebView;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.content.Context;
 
 public class HeaderColor extends CordovaPlugin {
+	@Override
+	public void initialize(final CordovaInterface cordova, CordovaWebView webView){
+		super.initialize(cordova, webView);
+		setColor(preferences.getString("HeaderColor", "#000000"));
+	}
 
     @Override
     public boolean execute(String action, JSONArray data, CallbackContext callbackContext) throws JSONException {
-	if (action.equals("tint")) {
-	    int color = Color.parseColor(data.getString(0));
-            if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
-		ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) cordova.getActivity().getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
-	        for(ActivityManager.AppTask appTask : activityManager.getAppTasks()) {
-	                if(appTask.getTaskInfo().id == cordova.getActivity().getTaskId()) {
-        	            ActivityManager.TaskDescription description = appTask.getTaskInfo().taskDescription;
-                	    cordova.getActivity().setTaskDescription(new ActivityManager.TaskDescription(description.getLabel(), description.getIcon(), color));
-                	}
-            	}
-            
-	    }
-        }
-	return false;
+		if (action.equals("tint")) {
+			setColor(data.getString(0));
+		}
+		return false;
     }
+
+	private void setColor(String data) {
+		int color = Color.parseColor(data);
+		if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+			ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) cordova.getActivity().getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
+			for(ActivityManager.AppTask appTask : activityManager.getAppTasks()) {
+				if(appTask.getTaskInfo().id == cordova.getActivity().getTaskId()) {
+					ActivityManager.TaskDescription description = appTask.getTaskInfo().taskDescription;
+					cordova.getActivity().setTaskDescription(new ActivityManager.TaskDescription(description.getLabel(), description.getIcon(), color));
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
 }