diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java
index 8e9d5f2..a95c459 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java
@@ -980,17 +980,17 @@
     }
 
 
-    boolean initDependencyManagers()
+    private void initDependencyManagers()
     {
         if ( m_dependencyManagersInitialized )
         {
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
         final Bundle bundle = getBundle();
         if (bundle == null)
         {
             log( LogService.LOG_ERROR, "bundle shut down while trying to load implementation object class", null );
-            return false;
+            throw new IllegalStateException("bundle shut down while trying to load implementation object class");
         }
         Class<?> implementationObjectClass;
         try
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
         catch ( ClassNotFoundException e )
         {
             log( LogService.LOG_ERROR, "Could not load implementation object class", e );
-            return false;
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not load implementation object class");
         }
         m_componentMethods.initComponentMethods( m_componentMetadata, implementationObjectClass );
 
@@ -1010,7 +1010,6 @@
             dependencyManager.initBindingMethods( m_componentMethods.getBindMethods( dependencyManager.getName() ) );
         }
         m_dependencyManagersInitialized = true;
-        return true;
     }
 
     /**