1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/BaseAssemblyProcessor.java b/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/BaseAssemblyProcessor.java
index 6637bd87c8..ae33a4da16 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/BaseAssemblyProcessor.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/assembly-xml/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/xml/BaseAssemblyProcessor.java
@@ -740,8 +740,12 @@ abstract class BaseAssemblyProcessor extends BaseStAXArtifactProcessor implement
         List<PolicySet> resolvedPolicySets = new ArrayList<PolicySet>();
         PolicySet resolvedPolicySet = null;
         for (PolicySet policySet : policySets) {
-            resolvedPolicySet = resolver.resolveModel(PolicySet.class, policySet);
-            resolvedPolicySets.add(resolvedPolicySet);
+            if (policySet.isUnresolved()) {
+                resolvedPolicySet = resolver.resolveModel(PolicySet.class, policySet);
+                resolvedPolicySets.add(resolvedPolicySet);
+            } else {
+                resolvedPolicySets.add(policySet);
+            }
         }
         policySets.clear();
         policySets.addAll(resolvedPolicySets);