This has nothing to do with the intitalVisit() which is invoked when you register the context. This is about constructing multiple contexts from a single BeanMetaData. The code should be in AbstractBeanMetaData::getBeans(); Some thing like (psuedo code) | public List<BeanMetaData> getBeans() | { | if (noNestedBeans) | return Collections.singletonList(this); | else | { | List<BeanMetaData> result; | result.add(deepCloneBeanMetaData()); // Don't modify what the user gives us | for (BeanMetaData nested : nestedBeans) | { | generateGUIDIfNoName(); | replaceWithInjection(); | result.add(whatWasReplaced); | } | return result; | } | } | View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3968900#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...