diff --git a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-creation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-creation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
index 509721c..c10b973 100644
--- a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-creation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
+++ b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-creation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.spi.reactors.PerMethod;
 import org.ops4j.pax.tinybundles.core.TinyBundle;
 import org.ops4j.pax.tinybundles.core.TinyBundles;
+import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.helpers.IPOJOHelper;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.helpers.OSGiHelper;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.tinybundles.ipojo.IPOJOStrategy;
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@
         }
         String version = (String) osgiHelper.getBundle(0).getHeaders().get(Constants.BUNDLE_VERSION);
         System.out.println("OSGi Framework : " + vendor + " - " + version);
+
+        waitForStability(bc);
     }
 
     @After
@@ -194,5 +198,75 @@
         fail("Assertion failed : " + s);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Waits for stability:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>all bundles are activated
+     * <li>service count is stable
+     * </ul>
+     * If the stability can't be reached after a specified time,
+     * the method throws a {@link IllegalStateException}.
+     * @param context the bundle context
+     * @throws IllegalStateException when the stability can't be reach after a several attempts.
+     */
+    private void waitForStability(BundleContext context) throws IllegalStateException {
+        // Wait for bundle initialization.
+        boolean bundleStability = getBundleStability(context);
+        int count = 0;
+        while (!bundleStability && count < 500) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(5);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // Interrupted
+            }
+            count++;
+            bundleStability = getBundleStability(context);
+        }
+
+        if (count == 500) {
+            System.err.println("Bundle stability isn't reached after 500 tries");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reach the bundle stability");
+        }
+
+        boolean serviceStability = false;
+        count = 0;
+        int count1 = 0;
+        int count2 = 0;
+        while (! serviceStability && count < 500) {
+            try {
+                ServiceReference[] refs = context.getServiceReferences((String) null, null);
+                count1 = refs.length;
+                Thread.sleep(500);
+                refs = context.getServiceReferences((String) null, null);
+                count2 = refs.length;
+                serviceStability = count1 == count2;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println(e);
+                serviceStability = false;
+                // Nothing to do, while recheck the condition
+            }
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        if (count == 500) {
+            System.err.println("Service stability isn't reached after 500 tries (" + count1 + " != " + count2);
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reach the service stability");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Are bundle stables.
+     * @param bc the bundle context
+     * @return <code>true</code> if every bundles are activated.
+     */
+    private boolean getBundleStability(BundleContext bc) {
+        boolean stability = true;
+        Bundle[] bundles = bc.getBundles();
+        for (int i = 0; i < bundles.length; i++) {
+            stability = stability && (bundles[i].getState() == Bundle.ACTIVE);
+        }
+        return stability;
+    }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-metadata-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-metadata-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
index 39d6474..d4b9ec8 100644
--- a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-metadata-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
+++ b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-metadata-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.helpers.IPOJOHelper;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.helpers.OSGiHelper;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.tinybundles.ipojo.IPOJOStrategy;
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@
         }
         String version = (String) osgiHelper.getBundle(0).getHeaders().get(Constants.BUNDLE_VERSION);
         System.out.println("OSGi Framework : " + vendor + " - " + version);
+
+        waitForStability(bc);
     }
 
     @After
@@ -196,5 +199,75 @@
         fail("Assertion failed : " + s);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Waits for stability:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>all bundles are activated
+     * <li>service count is stable
+     * </ul>
+     * If the stability can't be reached after a specified time,
+     * the method throws a {@link IllegalStateException}.
+     * @param context the bundle context
+     * @throws IllegalStateException when the stability can't be reach after a several attempts.
+     */
+    private void waitForStability(BundleContext context) throws IllegalStateException {
+        // Wait for bundle initialization.
+        boolean bundleStability = getBundleStability(context);
+        int count = 0;
+        while (!bundleStability && count < 500) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(5);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // Interrupted
+            }
+            count++;
+            bundleStability = getBundleStability(context);
+        }
+
+        if (count == 500) {
+            System.err.println("Bundle stability isn't reached after 500 tries");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reach the bundle stability");
+        }
+
+        boolean serviceStability = false;
+        count = 0;
+        int count1 = 0;
+        int count2 = 0;
+        while (! serviceStability && count < 500) {
+            try {
+                ServiceReference[] refs = context.getServiceReferences((String) null, null);
+                count1 = refs.length;
+                Thread.sleep(500);
+                refs = context.getServiceReferences((String) null, null);
+                count2 = refs.length;
+                serviceStability = count1 == count2;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println(e);
+                serviceStability = false;
+                // Nothing to do, while recheck the condition
+            }
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        if (count == 500) {
+            System.err.println("Service stability isn't reached after 500 tries (" + count1 + " != " + count2);
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reach the service stability");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Are bundle stables.
+     * @param bc the bundle context
+     * @return <code>true</code> if every bundles are activated.
+     */
+    private boolean getBundleStability(BundleContext bc) {
+        boolean stability = true;
+        Bundle[] bundles = bc.getBundles();
+        for (int i = 0; i < bundles.length; i++) {
+            stability = stability && (bundles[i].getState() == Bundle.ACTIVE);
+        }
+        return stability;
+    }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
index 509721c..c10b973 100644
--- a/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
+++ b/ipojo/manipulator/manipulator-it/src/it/ipojo-manipulator-manipulation-test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/runtime/core/Common.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.spi.reactors.PerMethod;
 import org.ops4j.pax.tinybundles.core.TinyBundle;
 import org.ops4j.pax.tinybundles.core.TinyBundles;
+import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.helpers.IPOJOHelper;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.helpers.OSGiHelper;
 import org.ow2.chameleon.testing.tinybundles.ipojo.IPOJOStrategy;
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@
         }
         String version = (String) osgiHelper.getBundle(0).getHeaders().get(Constants.BUNDLE_VERSION);
         System.out.println("OSGi Framework : " + vendor + " - " + version);
+
+        waitForStability(bc);
     }
 
     @After
@@ -194,5 +198,75 @@
         fail("Assertion failed : " + s);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Waits for stability:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>all bundles are activated
+     * <li>service count is stable
+     * </ul>
+     * If the stability can't be reached after a specified time,
+     * the method throws a {@link IllegalStateException}.
+     * @param context the bundle context
+     * @throws IllegalStateException when the stability can't be reach after a several attempts.
+     */
+    private void waitForStability(BundleContext context) throws IllegalStateException {
+        // Wait for bundle initialization.
+        boolean bundleStability = getBundleStability(context);
+        int count = 0;
+        while (!bundleStability && count < 500) {
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(5);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // Interrupted
+            }
+            count++;
+            bundleStability = getBundleStability(context);
+        }
+
+        if (count == 500) {
+            System.err.println("Bundle stability isn't reached after 500 tries");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reach the bundle stability");
+        }
+
+        boolean serviceStability = false;
+        count = 0;
+        int count1 = 0;
+        int count2 = 0;
+        while (! serviceStability && count < 500) {
+            try {
+                ServiceReference[] refs = context.getServiceReferences((String) null, null);
+                count1 = refs.length;
+                Thread.sleep(500);
+                refs = context.getServiceReferences((String) null, null);
+                count2 = refs.length;
+                serviceStability = count1 == count2;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println(e);
+                serviceStability = false;
+                // Nothing to do, while recheck the condition
+            }
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        if (count == 500) {
+            System.err.println("Service stability isn't reached after 500 tries (" + count1 + " != " + count2);
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reach the service stability");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Are bundle stables.
+     * @param bc the bundle context
+     * @return <code>true</code> if every bundles are activated.
+     */
+    private boolean getBundleStability(BundleContext bc) {
+        boolean stability = true;
+        Bundle[] bundles = bc.getBundles();
+        for (int i = 0; i < bundles.length; i++) {
+            stability = stability && (bundles[i].getState() == Bundle.ACTIVE);
+        }
+        return stability;
+    }
+
 
 }