1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java b/java/sca/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java
index a11a69867b..bae566639a 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public abstract class BaseStAXArtifactProcessor {
                 }
                 str = String.valueOf(value);
             }
-            if (str.length() == 0) {
+            if (str.length() == 0 && (value instanceof Collection)) {
                 return;
             }