diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java
index db645a6d5..0fa6b2348 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2012 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ class DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<T extends PersistentProperty<T>> implements
 	 * @param properties must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public DefaultPersistentPropertyPath(List<T> properties) {
+
 		Assert.notNull(properties);
 		Assert.isTrue(!properties.isEmpty());
+
 		this.properties = properties;
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +143,8 @@ class DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<T extends PersistentProperty<T>> implements
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentPropertyPath#getExtensionForBaseOf(org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentPropertyPath)
 	 */
 	public PersistentPropertyPath<T> getExtensionForBaseOf(PersistentPropertyPath<T> base) {
@@ -153,8 +156,7 @@ class DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<T extends PersistentProperty<T>> implements
 		List<T> properties = new ArrayList<T>();
 		Iterator<T> iterator = iterator();
 
-		for (@SuppressWarnings("unused")
-		T candidate : base) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < base.getLength(); i++) {
 			iterator.next();
 		}
 
@@ -222,6 +224,10 @@ class DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<T extends PersistentProperty<T>> implements
 		return properties.hashCode();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return toDotPath();
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/init/AbstractRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/init/AbstractRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean.java
index 0276019cf..d3963ceb9 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/init/AbstractRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/init/AbstractRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean extends
 	 * @param resources the resources to set
 	 */
 	public void setResources(Resource[] resources) {
-		this.resources = resources;
+		this.resources = resources.clone();
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean extends
 	 */
 	public void onApplicationEvent(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
 
-		if (event.equals(getBeanFactory())) {
+		if (event.getApplicationContext().equals(getBeanFactory())) {
 			Repositories repositories = new Repositories(event.getApplicationContext());
 			populator.populate(repositories);
 		}