diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser.java b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser.java
index e188fc2f6..0fc4f1b28 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser.java
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ public class AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser
             if (meta != null) {
                 if (_log.isWarnEnabled())
                     _log.warn(_loc.get("dup-query", query.name(), el));
-                return;
+                continue;
             }
 
             meta = getRepository().addQueryMetaData(null, query.name());
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ public class AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser
             if (meta != null) {
                 if (_log.isWarnEnabled())
                     _log.warn(_loc.get("dup-query", query.name(), el));
-                return;
+                continue;
             }
 
             meta = getRepository().addQueryMetaData(null, query.name());