diff --git a/src/java/fr/paris/lutece/portal/web/upload/DosGuardFilter.java b/src/java/fr/paris/lutece/portal/web/upload/DosGuardFilter.java
index ca64f652f6..c864d5bbb1 100644
--- a/src/java/fr/paris/lutece/portal/web/upload/DosGuardFilter.java
+++ b/src/java/fr/paris/lutece/portal/web/upload/DosGuardFilter.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 package fr.paris.lutece.portal.web.upload;
 
 import fr.paris.lutece.portal.service.util.AppLogService;
+import fr.paris.lutece.portal.service.util.AppPropertiesService;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@
  */
 public class DosGuardFilter implements Filter
 {
+    // properties
+    private static String PROPERTY_DOSGUARDFILTER_MINCONTENTLENGTH = "lutece.upload.dosguard.minContentLength";
+    private static String PROPERTY_DOSGUARDFILTER_MININTERVAL    = "lutece.upload.dosguard.minInterval";
+
+    // constants
+    private static int CONSTANT_DEFAULT_DOSGUARDFILTER_MINCONTENTLENGTH = 10240 ;
+    private static int CONSTANT_DEFAULT_DOSGUARDFILTER_MININTERVAL = 2000 ;
+
     // Initial capacity of the HashMap
     private static final int INITIAL_CAPACITY = 100;
     private FilterConfig _filterConfig;
@@ -81,28 +90,9 @@ public void init( FilterConfig config ) throws ServletException
         _mapLastRequestTimes = new HashMap<String, Long>( INITIAL_CAPACITY );
         _listOrderedRequests = new LinkedList<Entry>( );
 
-        try
-        {
-            String paramValue = _filterConfig.getInitParameter( "minContentLength" );
-
-            if ( paramValue != null )
-            {
-                _nMinContentLength = Integer.parseInt( paramValue );
-            }
-
-            paramValue = _filterConfig.getInitParameter( "minInterval" );
+        _nMinContentLength = AppPropertiesService.getPropertyInt( PROPERTY_DOSGUARDFILTER_MINCONTENTLENGTH, CONSTANT_DEFAULT_DOSGUARDFILTER_MINCONTENTLENGTH ) ;
+        _nMinInterval = AppPropertiesService.getPropertyInt( PROPERTY_DOSGUARDFILTER_MININTERVAL, CONSTANT_DEFAULT_DOSGUARDFILTER_MININTERVAL ) ;
 
-            if ( paramValue != null )
-            {
-                _nMinInterval = Integer.parseInt( paramValue );
-            }
-        }
-        catch( NumberFormatException ex )
-        {
-            ServletException servletEx = new ServletException( ex.getMessage( ) );
-            servletEx.initCause( ex );
-            throw servletEx;
-        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/lutece.properties b/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/lutece.properties
index 7ec593576b..98a6f64835 100644
--- a/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/lutece.properties
+++ b/webapp/WEB-INF/conf/lutece.properties
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@ askPasswordReinitialization.admin.level=0
 input.xss.characters=<>#"
 xss.error.message= Les caract\u00e8res &lt; &gt; # &amp; et &quot; sont interdits dans le contenu de votre message.
 
+#################################################################################
+# DosGuard upload Filter
+# minContentLength: Requests below this size (in bytes) will always be allowed
+# minInterval: Minimum interval (in ms) allowed between two requests from the same client
+lutece.upload.dosguard.minContentLength=10240
+lutece.upload.dosguard.minInterval=2000
+
 ################################################################################
 # Paginators
 #
diff --git a/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 676cd990c4..6f25519b39 100644
--- a/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -71,16 +71,6 @@
 	<filter>
         <filter-name>dosFilter</filter-name>
         <filter-class>fr.paris.lutece.portal.web.upload.DosGuardFilter</filter-class>
-        <init-param>
-    	<!-- Requests below this size (in bytes) will always be allowed -->
-            <param-name>minContentLength</param-name>
-            <param-value>10240</param-value>
-        </init-param>
-        <init-param>
-      <!-- Minimum interval (in ms) allowed between two requests from the same client -->
-            <param-name>minInterval</param-name>
-            <param-value>2000</param-value>
-        </init-param>
     </filter>
     <filter>
         <filter-name>pluginsFilters</filter-name>