diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersStreamHandlerProxy.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersStreamHandlerProxy.java
index 09d0337..fee2d4f 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersStreamHandlerProxy.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/URLHandlersStreamHandlerProxy.java
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
             }
             else
             {
-                m_action.invoke(
+                service = m_action.invoke(
                     m_action.getMethod(framework.getClass(), "getStreamHandlerService", STRING_TYPES), 
                     framework, new Object[]{m_protocol});
             }