--- a/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
@@ -50,33 +50,37 @@ public class GeckoViewActivity extends A
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(intentArgs)) {
             if (geckoArgs == null) {
                 geckoArgs = intentArgs;
             } else {
                 geckoArgs += " " + intentArgs;
             }
         }
 
-        GeckoView.preload(this, geckoArgs);
+        final boolean useMultiprocess = getIntent().getBooleanExtra(USE_MULTIPROCESS_EXTRA,
+                                                                    true);
+        GeckoView.preload(this, geckoArgs, useMultiprocess);
 
         setContentView(R.layout.geckoview_activity);
 
         mGeckoView = (GeckoView) findViewById(R.id.gecko_view);
         mGeckoView.setContentListener(new MyGeckoViewContent());
         mGeckoView.setProgressListener(new MyGeckoViewProgress());
         mGeckoView.setNavigationListener(new Navigation());
 
         final BasicGeckoViewPrompt prompt = new BasicGeckoViewPrompt();
         prompt.filePickerRequestCode = REQUEST_FILE_PICKER;
         mGeckoView.setPromptDelegate(prompt);
 
         final MyGeckoViewPermission permission = new MyGeckoViewPermission();
         permission.androidPermissionRequestCode = REQUEST_PERMISSIONS;
         mGeckoView.setPermissionDelegate(permission);
 
+        mGeckoView.getSettings().setBoolean(GeckoViewSettings.USE_MULTIPROCESS,
+                                            useMultiprocess);
         loadSettings(getIntent());
         loadFromIntent(getIntent());
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onNewIntent(final Intent intent) {
         super.onNewIntent(intent);
         setIntent(intent);
@@ -89,19 +93,16 @@ public class GeckoViewActivity extends A
 
     private void loadFromIntent(final Intent intent) {
         final Uri uri = intent.getData();
         mGeckoView.loadUri(uri != null ? uri.toString() : DEFAULT_URL);
     }
 
     private void loadSettings(final Intent intent) {
         mGeckoView.getSettings().setBoolean(
-            GeckoViewSettings.USE_MULTIPROCESS,
-            intent.getBooleanExtra(USE_MULTIPROCESS_EXTRA, true));
-        mGeckoView.getSettings().setBoolean(
             GeckoViewSettings.USE_REMOTE_DEBUGGER,
             intent.getBooleanExtra(USE_REMOTE_DEBUGGER_EXTRA, false));
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onActivityResult(final int requestCode, final int resultCode,
                                     final Intent data) {
         if (requestCode == REQUEST_FILE_PICKER) {