diff --git a/jni/interface.c b/jni/interface.c
index 099c833..96387f9 100644
--- a/jni/interface.c
+++ b/jni/interface.c
@@ -36,19 +36,39 @@ jni_init(JNIEnv *env_)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static const char *
+from_java_string(jobject s)
+{
+	const char *ret, *t;
+	t = (*env)->GetStringUTFChars(env, s, NULL);
+	if (!t) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ret = strdup(t);
+	(*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, s, t);
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_org_galexander_sshd_SimpleSSHDService_start_1sshd(JNIEnv *env_,
-	jobject this)
+	jobject this,
+	jint port, jobject jpath, jobject jshell, jobject jhome)
 {
 	pid_t pid;
+	const char *path, *shell, *home;
+
 	if (!jni_init(env_)) {
 		return;
 	}
+	path = from_java_string(jpath);
+	shell = from_java_string(jshell);
+	home = from_java_string(jhome);
+
 	pid = fork();
 	if (pid == 0) {
 		/* XXX - call dropbear main() */
 	} else {
-		(*env)->SetStaticIntField(env, cl_simplesshdservice, fid_sss_sshd_pid, pid);
+		(*env)->SetStaticIntField(env, cl_simplesshdservice,
+					fid_sss_sshd_pid, pid);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHD.java b/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHD.java
index cdaded9..932ec27 100644
--- a/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHD.java
+++ b/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHD.java
@@ -83,19 +83,19 @@ public class SimpleSSHD extends Activity
 		edit.commit();
 	}
 
-	private boolean get_onboot(SharedPreferences p) {
+	public static boolean get_onboot(SharedPreferences p) {
 		return p.getBoolean("onboot", false);
 	}
-	private int get_port(SharedPreferences p) {
+	public static int get_port(SharedPreferences p) {
 		return p.getInt("port", 2222);
 	}
-	private String get_path(SharedPreferences p) {
+	public static String get_path(SharedPreferences p) {
 		return p.getString("path", "/sdcard/ssh");
 	}
-	private String get_shell(SharedPreferences p) {
+	public static String get_shell(SharedPreferences p) {
 		return p.getString("shell", "/system/bin/sh -l");
 	}
-	private String get_home(SharedPreferences p) {
+	public static String get_home(SharedPreferences p) {
 		return p.getString("home", "/sdcard/ssh");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHDService.java b/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHDService.java
index a17d93e..1e1c238 100644
--- a/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHDService.java
+++ b/src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHDService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package org.galexander.sshd;
 
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 
 public class SimpleSSHDService extends Service {
 	public static int sshd_pid = 0;
@@ -11,10 +14,14 @@ public class SimpleSSHDService extends Service {
 	public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
 		if ((intent == null) ||
 		    (!intent.getBooleanExtra("stop", false))) {
+			SharedPreferences p = PreferenceManager.
+					getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
 			if (is_started()) {
 				stop_sshd();
 			}
-			start_sshd();
+			start_sshd(SimpleSSHD.get_port(p),
+				SimpleSSHD.get_path(p), SimpleSSHD.get_shell(p),
+				SimpleSSHD.get_home(p));
 			if (activity != null) {
 				activity.update_startstop();
 			}
@@ -35,7 +42,8 @@ public class SimpleSSHDService extends Service {
 		return (sshd_pid != 0);
 	}
 
-	private native void start_sshd();
+	private native void start_sshd(int port, String path,
+			String shell, String home);
 	private native void stop_sshd();
 	static {
 		System.loadLibrary("simplesshd-jni");