diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
index e11450514..3d0133e3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo {
       throw new PersistenceException("No property found for [" + propName + "] in expression " + chain.getExpression());
     }
     if (property.containsMany()) {
-      chain.setContainsMany(true);
+      chain.setContainsMany();
     }
     return chain.add(property).build();
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java
index e63995e51..a4c49e65c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public abstract class BeanPropertyAssoc<T> extends BeanProperty {
         }
         chain.add(this);
         if (containsMany()) {
-            chain.setContainsMany(true);
+            chain.setContainsMany();
         }
         return embDesc.buildElGetValue(remainder, chain, propertyDeploy);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChainBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChainBuilder.java
index 71d75d366..946e8d1fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChainBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/el/ElPropertyChainBuilder.java
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public class ElPropertyChainBuilder {
     return containsMany;
   }
 
-  public void setContainsMany(boolean containsMany) {
-    this.containsMany = containsMany;
+  public void setContainsMany() {
+    this.containsMany = true;
   }
 
   public String getExpression() {