diff --git a/extender/src/main/java/org/eclipse/gemini/blueprint/extender/internal/blueprint/activator/support/BlueprintContainerCreator.java b/extender/src/main/java/org/eclipse/gemini/blueprint/extender/internal/blueprint/activator/support/BlueprintContainerCreator.java
index 9f9a09c..8b18f3e 100644
--- a/extender/src/main/java/org/eclipse/gemini/blueprint/extender/internal/blueprint/activator/support/BlueprintContainerCreator.java
+++ b/extender/src/main/java/org/eclipse/gemini/blueprint/extender/internal/blueprint/activator/support/BlueprintContainerCreator.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.util.OsgiStringUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Blueprint specific context creator. Picks up the Blueprint locations instead of Spring DM's.
  * 
@@ -51,6 +54,16 @@ public DelegatedExecutionOsgiBundleApplicationContext createApplicationContext(B
 			return null;
 		}
 
+		// If Aries Blueprint is present, delegates to him the blueprint instantiation
+		List<Bundle> allBundles = Arrays.asList(bundleContext.getBundles());
+		boolean hasAries = allBundles.stream()
+						.anyMatch(b -> b.getSymbolicName().equals("org.apache.aries.blueprint.core"));
+		if (hasAries) {
+			log.info("[Gemini Extender] Aries Blueprint is enabled at the running container, skipping blueprint " +
+							"instantiation for bundle " + bundleName + "...");
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		log.info("Discovered configurations " + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(config.getConfigurationLocations())
 				+ " in bundle [" + bundleName + "]");