diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/parser/MethodMetadata.java b/ipojo/runtime/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/parser/MethodMetadata.java
index 1de846a..063ae2b 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/parser/MethodMetadata.java
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/parser/MethodMetadata.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
+import org.apache.felix.ipojo.InstanceManager;
 import org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata.Element;
 
 /**
@@ -151,6 +152,12 @@
         StringBuffer identifier = new StringBuffer("$init");
         Class[] args = method.getParameterTypes();
         for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+            // If the first argument is the InstanceManager skip it
+            if (i == 0  && InstanceManager.class.equals(args[i])) {
+                // Skip it.
+                continue;
+            }
+
             identifier.append('$'); // Argument separator.
             if (args[i].isArray()) {
                 if (args[i].getComponentType().isPrimitive()) {