1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/EndpointProcessor.java b/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/EndpointProcessor.java
index a055248357..2a76248d80 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/EndpointProcessor.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/EndpointProcessor.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.xml;
 
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
+import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;
 import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamWriter;
@@ -72,7 +73,9 @@ public class EndpointProcessor extends BaseAssemblyProcessor implements StAXArti
 
     public Endpoint read(XMLStreamReader reader, ProcessorContext context) throws ContributionReadException, XMLStreamException {
         Endpoint endpoint = assemblyFactory.createEndpoint();
-        reader.nextTag();
+        if (reader.getEventType() == XMLStreamConstants.START_DOCUMENT) {
+            reader.nextTag();
+        }
         Object model = extensionProcessor.read(reader, context);
         if (model instanceof Composite) {
             Composite composite = (Composite)model;