diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Core/Reflection/Dynamic/DynamicMethod.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Core/Reflection/Dynamic/DynamicMethod.cs
index 6ae7f637..cb3a32c3 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Core/Reflection/Dynamic/DynamicMethod.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Core/Reflection/Dynamic/DynamicMethod.cs
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ namespace Spring.Reflection.Dynamic
 
                 lock (stateCache.SyncRoot)
                 {
-                    if (stateCache[methodInfo] == null)
+                    state = (SafeMethodState)stateCache[methodInfo];
+                    if (state == null)
                     {
-                        state = newState;
+                        state = newState; 
                         stateCache[methodInfo] = state;
                     }
                 }
@@ -135,7 +136,6 @@ namespace Spring.Reflection.Dynamic
             this.methodInfo = methodInfo;
         }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Invokes dynamic method.
         /// </summary>