diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/beans/BeanDescriptionFactory.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/beans/BeanDescriptionFactory.java
index ccc7b66ceadd05db2c42a43f6f0eaf17e5f8354c..a6c730cce7398af6e13d246b1519f6567eb41630 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/beans/BeanDescriptionFactory.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/beans/BeanDescriptionFactory.java
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public class BeanDescriptionFactory extends ContextAwareBase {
         Map<String, Method> propertyNameToAdder = new HashMap<String, Method>();
         Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
         for (Method method : methods) {
+            if(method.isBridge()) {
+                // we can safely ignore bridge methods
+                continue;
+            }
             if (BeanUtil.isGetter(method)) {
                 String propertyName = BeanUtil.getPropertyName(method);
                 Method oldGetter = propertyNameToGetter.put(propertyName, method);
@@ -55,8 +59,7 @@ public class BeanDescriptionFactory extends ContextAwareBase {
                 String propertyName = BeanUtil.getPropertyName(method);
                 Method oldAdder = propertyNameToAdder.put(propertyName, method);
                 if (oldAdder != null) {
-                    String message = String.format("Class '%s' contains multiple adders for the same property '%s'.", clazz.getCanonicalName(),
-                                    propertyName);
+                    String message = String.format("Class '%s' contains multiple adders for the same property '%s'.", clazz.getCanonicalName(), propertyName);
                     addWarn(message);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/PropertySetterTest.java b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/PropertySetterTest.java
index d328cb039b3e0cd71461073e387629229fa4d6df..8b523d0e645f99c683ab8a147e7db7ec1a7874e8 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/PropertySetterTest.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/util/PropertySetterTest.java
@@ -33,25 +33,24 @@ import ch.qos.logback.core.joran.util.beans.BeanDescriptionCache;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.spi.FilterReply;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.status.StatusChecker;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.util.AggregationType;
-import ch.qos.logback.core.util.StatusPrinter;
 
 public class PropertySetterTest {
 
     DefaultNestedComponentRegistry defaultComponentRegistry = new DefaultNestedComponentRegistry();
 
     Context context = new ContextBase();
+    StatusChecker checker = new StatusChecker(context);
     House house = new House();
     
-    PropertySetter setter; // = new PropertySetter(new BeanDescriptionCache(context), basket);
+    PropertySetter setter = new PropertySetter(new BeanDescriptionCache(context), house);
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
-        //setter.setContext(context);
+        setter.setContext(context);
     }
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() {
-        StatusPrinter.print(context);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -230,8 +229,12 @@ public class PropertySetterTest {
     // see also http://jira.qos.ch/browse/LOGBACK-1164
     @Test
     public void bridgeMethodsShouldBeIgnored() {
-        FruitBasket fruitBasket = new FruitBasket();
-        PropertySetter fruitBasketSetter = new PropertySetter(new BeanDescriptionCache(context), fruitBasket);
-        fruitBasketSetter.computeAggregationType("orange");
+        Orange orange = new Orange();
+        
+        PropertySetter orangeSetter = new PropertySetter(new BeanDescriptionCache(context), orange);
+        assertEquals(AggregationType.AS_BASIC_PROPERTY, orangeSetter.computeAggregationType(Citrus.PRECARP_PROPERTY_NAME));
+        
+        
+        checker.assertIsWarningOrErrorFree();
     }
 }