diff --git a/impl/extension/jpa/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/producer/EntityManagerProducer.java b/impl/extension/jpa/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/producer/EntityManagerProducer.java
index 664b235..18f04e7 100644
--- a/impl/extension/jpa/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/producer/EntityManagerProducer.java
+++ b/impl/extension/jpa/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/producer/EntityManagerProducer.java
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ public class EntityManagerProducer implements Serializable {
 	private String getPersistenceUnit(InjectionPoint ip, EntityManagerConfig config) {
 		String persistenceUnitName;
 
-		if (ip != null && ip.getAnnotated().isAnnotationPresent(Name.class)) {
+		if (ip != null && ip.getAnnotated()!=null && ip.getAnnotated().isAnnotationPresent(Name.class)) {
+			//Quando o comando Beans.getReference é usado para simular injeção, não existe
+			//anotação @Inject então precisamos testar se #getAnnotated() retorna nulo aqui.
 			persistenceUnitName = ip.getAnnotated().getAnnotation(Name.class).value();
 
 		} else {
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