diff --git a/ipojo/composite/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/composite/instance/InstanceHandlerDescription.java b/ipojo/composite/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/composite/instance/InstanceHandlerDescription.java
index 2be1122..3481ff5 100644
--- a/ipojo/composite/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/composite/instance/InstanceHandlerDescription.java
+++ b/ipojo/composite/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/composite/instance/InstanceHandlerDescription.java
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
                         break;
                 }
                 instance.addAttribute(new Attribute("State", state));
-                instance.addElement(inst.getInstance().getInstanceDescription().getDescription());
+                // The instance description is already contained inside parent instance description.
+                //instance.addElement(inst.getInstance().getInstanceDescription().getDescription());
             }
             instances.addElement(instance);
         }
diff --git a/ipojo/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/architecture/InstanceDescription.java b/ipojo/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/architecture/InstanceDescription.java
index 3ebb43a..02df5e0 100644
--- a/ipojo/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/architecture/InstanceDescription.java
+++ b/ipojo/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/architecture/InstanceDescription.java
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@
             Element inst = new Element("ContainedInstances", "");
             for (int i = 0; i < m_containedInstances.length; i++) {
                 inst.addElement(m_containedInstances[i].getDescription());
-                instance.addElement(inst);
             }
+            instance.addElement(inst);
         }
         return instance;