diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/publisher/eclipse/ConfigCUsAction.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/publisher/eclipse/ConfigCUsAction.java
index 2ed0ff2..8d1f0dc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/publisher/eclipse/ConfigCUsAction.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse/src/org/eclipse/equinox/p2/publisher/eclipse/ConfigCUsAction.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  */
 public class ConfigCUsAction extends AbstractPublisherAction {
 
+	protected static final String ORG_ECLIPSE_UPDATE_CONFIGURATOR = "org.eclipse.update.configurator"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	protected static final String DEFAULT_START_LEVEL = "osgi.bundles.defaultStartLevel"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private static Collection<String> PROPERTIES_TO_SKIP;
 	private static HashSet<String> PROGRAM_ARGS_TO_SKIP;
@@ -347,7 +348,12 @@
 				continue;
 
 			// TODO need to factor this out into its own action
-			if (bundle.getStartLevel() == BundleInfo.NO_LEVEL && !bundle.isMarkedAsStarted()) {
+			if (bundle.getSymbolicName().equals(ORG_ECLIPSE_UPDATE_CONFIGURATOR)) {
+				bundle.setStartLevel(BundleInfo.NO_LEVEL);
+				bundle.setMarkedAsStarted(false);
+				bundle.setSpecialConfigCommands("setProgramProperty(propName:org.eclipse.update.reconcile, propValue:false);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				bundle.setSpecialUnconfigCommands("setProgramProperty(propName:org.eclipse.update.reconcile, propValue:);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			} else if (bundle.getStartLevel() == BundleInfo.NO_LEVEL && !bundle.isMarkedAsStarted()) {
 				// this bundle does not require any particular configuration, the plug-in default IU will handle installing it
 				continue;
 			}