diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
index 310d2f969..69127a316 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ public class AnnotationUtil {
 
   private static <A extends Annotation> void typeGetAllCollect(Class<?> clazz, Class<A> annotationType, Set<A> result) {
     while (clazz != null && clazz != Object.class) {
-      final A val = clazz.getAnnotation(annotationType);
-      if (val != null) {
-        result.add(val);
-      }
+      final A[] annotations = clazz.getAnnotationsByType(annotationType);
+      Collections.addAll(result, annotations);
       clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
     }
   }