diff -u -r1.5 VelocityViewServlet.java
--- view/src/java/org/apache/velocity/tools/view/servlet/VelocityViewServlet.java	7 May 2002 10:23:33 -0000	1.5
+++ view/src/java/org/apache/velocity/tools/view/servlet/VelocityViewServlet.java	9 Jan 2003 14:43:28 -0000
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
 
 	    String key = config.getInitParameter( TOOLBOX_PARAM );
 
+        if (key == null || key.length() == 0) key = config.getServletContext().getInitParameter( TOOLBOX_PARAM);
+
         if ( key != null )
         {
             InputStream is = null;