diff --git a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
index a56b9b55ff..9954952f72 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
            <entry key="Alfresco:Name=VirtServerRegistry,Type=VirtServerRegistry" value-ref="VirtServerRegistry"/>
          </map>
        </property>
+       <property name="registrationBehaviorName" value="REGISTRATION_REPLACE_EXISTING"/>       
     </bean>
 
     <!-- MBeans registered with alfrescoMBeanServer -->