1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/databinding-jaxb/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/databinding/jaxb/JAXBContextHelper.java b/java/sca/modules/databinding-jaxb/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/databinding/jaxb/JAXBContextHelper.java
index 2f7b9dc76d..03ee5c9dbd 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/databinding-jaxb/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/databinding/jaxb/JAXBContextHelper.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/databinding-jaxb/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/databinding/jaxb/JAXBContextHelper.java
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ public final class JAXBContextHelper {
             element = value;
         }
         if (element == null) {
-            element = new JAXBElement(name, type, value);
+            // For local elements, we still have to produce xsi:type
+            element = new JAXBElement(name, Object.class, value);
         }
         return element;
     }