diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/DownloadManager.java b/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/DownloadManager.java
index 4d50a021..8a79146a 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/DownloadManager.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/DownloadManager.java
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ public void downloadMultimediaMessage(final Context context, final String locati
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(httpParams)) {
             configOverrides.putString(SmsManager.MMS_CONFIG_HTTP_PARAMS, httpParams);
         } else {
-            configOverrides = smsManager.getCarrierConfigValues();
+            // this doesn't seem to always work...
+            // configOverrides = smsManager.getCarrierConfigValues();
         }
 
         grantUriPermission(context, contentUri);
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/RetrieveTransaction.java b/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/RetrieveTransaction.java
index 83f7f772..fcdd1184 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/RetrieveTransaction.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/android/mms/transaction/RetrieveTransaction.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public void run() {
                         values.put(Mms.DATE_SENT, retrieveConf.getDate());
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                     }
-                    
+
                     SqliteWrapper.update(mContext, mContext.getContentResolver(),
                             msgUri, values, null, null);