diff --git a/archiva-modules/plugins/metadata-store-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/metadata/repository/jcr/JcrRepositorySessionFactory.java b/archiva-modules/plugins/metadata-store-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/metadata/repository/jcr/JcrRepositorySessionFactory.java
index 8589ecbdd..1c51dfc73 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/plugins/metadata-store-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/metadata/repository/jcr/JcrRepositorySessionFactory.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/plugins/metadata-store-jcr/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/metadata/repository/jcr/JcrRepositorySessionFactory.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class JcrRepositorySessionFactory
     @Inject
     private Repository repository;
 
-    @Inject
+    // Lazy evaluation to avoid problems with circular dependencies during initialization
     private MetadataResolver metadataResolver;
 
     @Inject
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class JcrRepositorySessionFactory
             //  API.
             MetadataRepository metadataRepository = new JcrMetadataRepository( metadataFacetFactories, repository );
 
-            return new RepositorySession( metadataRepository, metadataResolver );
+            return new RepositorySession( metadataRepository, getMetadataResolver() );
         }
         catch ( RepositoryException e )
         {
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ public class JcrRepositorySessionFactory
         }
     }
 
+    // Lazy evaluation to avoid problems with circular dependencies during initialization
+    private MetadataResolver getMetadataResolver() {
+        if (this.metadataResolver==null) {
+            this.metadataResolver = applicationContext.getBean( MetadataResolver.class );
+        }
+        return this.metadataResolver;
+    }
+
     @PostConstruct
     public void initialize()
         throws Exception