1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/replicated/ReplicatedRepositoryBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/replicated/ReplicatedRepositoryBuilder.java
index 17beb2e..a24cffe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/replicated/ReplicatedRepositoryBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/repo/replicated/ReplicatedRepositoryBuilder.java
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ public class ReplicatedRepositoryBuilder extends AbstractRepositoryBuilder {
             mMasterRepositoryBuilder.setMaster(mIsMaster);
 
             Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ReplicatedRepositoryBuilder.class);
+            // Pass a dummy root reference, to prevent it from overriding the
+            // true root, which is a ReplicatedRepository.
+            AtomicReference<Repository> dummyRef = new AtomicReference<Repository>();
             BelatedRepositoryCreator creator = new BelatedRepositoryCreator
-                (log, mMasterRepositoryBuilder, rootRef, DEFAULT_RETRY_MILLIS) {
+                (log, mMasterRepositoryBuilder, dummyRef, DEFAULT_RETRY_MILLIS) {
 
                 @Override
                 protected void createdNotification(Repository repo) {