1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/assembly/impl/RuntimeEndpointReferenceImpl.java b/java/sca/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/assembly/impl/RuntimeEndpointReferenceImpl.java
index d38de90422..fe343e941d 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/assembly/impl/RuntimeEndpointReferenceImpl.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/assembly/impl/RuntimeEndpointReferenceImpl.java
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ public class RuntimeEndpointReferenceImpl extends EndpointReferenceImpl implemen
     }
 
     public Contract getContract() {
-        resolve();
-        return reference;
+        return getReference();
     }
 
     public CompositeContext getCompositeContext() {