diff --git a/core/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/polygene/runtime/bootstrap/CompositeAssemblyImpl.java b/core/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/polygene/runtime/bootstrap/CompositeAssemblyImpl.java
index cb1c751..7f69916 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/polygene/runtime/bootstrap/CompositeAssemblyImpl.java
+++ b/core/runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/polygene/runtime/bootstrap/CompositeAssemblyImpl.java
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@
 
             // No implementation found!
             // Check if if it's a composite constraints
-            if( Arrays.stream( annotationType.getAnnotations() )
-                      .anyMatch( typeHasAnnotation( ConstraintDeclaration.class ) ) )
+            if( typeHasAnnotation( ConstraintDeclaration.class ).test( constraintAnnotation ) )
             {
                 ValueConstraintsModel valueConstraintsModel = constraintsFor(
                     Arrays.stream( annotationType.getAnnotations() ),