diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/context/CustomContext.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/context/CustomContext.java
index 0ad5e3c..5c5c414 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/context/CustomContext.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/context/CustomContext.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public interface CustomContext extends Context {
 	 * Activates a custom context
 	 * 
 	 * @return <code>true</code> if context was activated, <code>false</code> if there was already another active
-	 * context for the same scope and the activation of this scope failed.
+	 * context for the same scope and the activation of this scope failed, or if it was already activated before
+	 * this call.
 	 */
 	boolean activate();
 	
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/context/AbstractCustomContext.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/context/AbstractCustomContext.java
index 3adfddc..dbf2575 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/context/AbstractCustomContext.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/context/AbstractCustomContext.java
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractCustomContext implements CustomContext {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean activate() {
+		boolean success = false;
+		
 		if (!this.active){
 			BeanManager beanManager = Beans.getBeanManager();
 			if (beanManager!=null){
@@ -123,17 +125,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractCustomContext implements CustomContext {
 					}
 				}
 				catch(ContextNotActiveException ce){
-					this.active = true;
+					success = this.active = true;
 					getLogger().debug( getBundle().getString("custom-context-was-activated" , this.getClass().getCanonicalName() , this.getScope().getSimpleName() ) );
 				}
 			}
 			else{
-				this.active = true;
+				success = this.active = true;
 				getLogger().debug( getBundle().getString("custom-context-was-activated" , this.getClass().getCanonicalName() , this.getScope().getSimpleName() ) );
 			}
 		}
 		
-		return this.active;
+		return success;
 	}
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/impl/extension/jsf/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/bootstrap/JsfBootstrap.java b/impl/extension/jsf/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/bootstrap/JsfBootstrap.java
index 3639e24..a89bbac 100644
--- a/impl/extension/jsf/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/bootstrap/JsfBootstrap.java
+++ b/impl/extension/jsf/src/main/java/br/gov/frameworkdemoiselle/internal/bootstrap/JsfBootstrap.java
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ public class JsfBootstrap implements Extension {
 		
 		//Ativa o ViewContext
 		if (!context.isActive()){
-			context.activate();
-			contextActivatedHere = true;
+			contextActivatedHere = context.activate();
 		}
 		else{
 			contextActivatedHere = false;
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