diff --git a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/manipulation/ConstructorCodeAdapter.java b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/manipulation/ConstructorCodeAdapter.java
index 4cc76ee..fa48552 100644
--- a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/manipulation/ConstructorCodeAdapter.java
+++ b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/manipulation/ConstructorCodeAdapter.java
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@
         if (index == 0) {
             mv.visitLocalVariable(name, desc, signature, start, end, index);
             mv.visitLocalVariable("_manager", "Lorg/apache/felix/ipojo/InstanceManager;", null, start, end, 1);
+        } else {
+            mv.visitLocalVariable(name, desc, signature, start, end, index + 1);
         }
-        mv.visitLocalVariable(name, desc, signature, start, end, index + 1);
     }
 
     /**