diff --git a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/codec/Util.java b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/codec/Util.java
index f96120f..1561096 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/codec/Util.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/codec/Util.java
@@ -40,16 +40,15 @@
  * 
  */
 public class Util {
+	
 	/**
-	 * Answer the bundle ids of the bundles
 	 * 
-	 * @param bundles
-	 * @return the bundle ids of the bundles
+	 * @param serviceRef
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
-	public static long[] bundleIds(Bundle[] bundles) {
-		if (bundles == null) {
-			return new long[0];
-		}
+	public static long[] getBundlesUsingBundles(ServiceReference<?> serviceRef) {
+		Bundle[] bundles = serviceRef.getUsingBundles();
 		long[] ids = new long[bundles.length];
 		for (int i = 0; i < bundles.length; i++) {
 			ids[i] = bundles[i].getBundleId();
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@
 	 * @return
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
-    public static long[] getRequiredBundles(Bundle bundle) throws IOException {
+    public static long[] getRequiredBundles(Bundle bundle) {
         BundleWiring wiring = bundle.adapt(BundleWiring.class);
         List<BundleWire> consumedWires = wiring.getRequiredWires(BundleRevision.BUNDLE_NAMESPACE);
         long[] providerWires = new long[consumedWires.size()];
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@
      * @return
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    public static long[] getRequiringBundles(Bundle bundle) throws IOException {
+    public static long[] getRequiringBundles(Bundle bundle) {
         BundleWiring wiring = bundle.adapt(BundleWiring.class);
         List<BundleWire> providedWirings = wiring.getProvidedWires(BundleRevision.BUNDLE_NAMESPACE);
         long[] consumerWirings = new long[providedWirings.size()];
diff --git a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/CustomServiceStateMBean.java b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/CustomServiceStateMBean.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2f446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/CustomServiceStateMBean.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 VMware.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * and Apache License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution. 
+ * The Eclipse Public License is available at
+ *     http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ * and the Apache License v2.0 is available at 
+ *     http://www.opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0.php.
+ * You may elect to redistribute this code under either of these licenses.
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Christopher Frost - VMware 
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt.framework;
+
+import org.osgi.jmx.framework.ServiceStateMBean;
+
+/**
+ * @author cgfrost
+ *
+ */
+public interface CustomServiceStateMBean extends ServiceStateMBean {
+
+}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/ServiceState.java b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/ServiceState.java
index 1120bd6..4560e13 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/ServiceState.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/ServiceState.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 /** 
  * 
  */
-public class ServiceState extends Monitor implements ServiceStateMBean {
+public class ServiceState extends Monitor implements CustomServiceStateMBean {
 
 	protected ServiceListener serviceListener;
 	
@@ -104,12 +104,7 @@
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
 	public long[] getUsingBundles(long serviceId) throws IOException {
-		Bundle[] bundles = ref(serviceId).getUsingBundles();
-		long[] ids = new long[bundles.length];
-		for (int i = 0; i < bundles.length; i++) {
-			ids[i] = bundles[i].getBundleId();
-		}
-		return ids;
+		return Util.getBundlesUsingBundles(ref(serviceId));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@
 				}
 				long[] usingBundles;
 				if(serviceTypeNames.contains(ServiceStateMBean.USING_BUNDLES)){
-					usingBundles = Util.bundleIds(reference.getUsingBundles());
+					usingBundles = Util.getBundlesUsingBundles(reference);
 				} else {
 					usingBundles = null;
 				}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiPackage.java b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiPackage.java
index 88fa5e8..2c22dff 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiPackage.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiPackage.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import javax.management.openmbean.TabularData;
 import javax.management.openmbean.TabularDataSupport;
 
-import org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt.codec.Util;
+import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.jmx.framework.PackageStateMBean;
 import org.osgi.service.packageadmin.ExportedPackage;
 
@@ -78,10 +78,27 @@
 	 *            - the <link>ExporetedPackage</link>
 	 */
 	public OSGiPackage(ExportedPackage pkg) {
-		this(pkg.getName(), pkg.getVersion().toString(), pkg.isRemovalPending(), new long[] { pkg.getExportingBundle().getBundleId() }, Util.bundleIds(pkg.getImportingBundles()));
+		this(pkg.getName(), pkg.getVersion().toString(), pkg.isRemovalPending(), new long[] { pkg.getExportingBundle().getBundleId() }, OSGiPackage.bundleIds(pkg.getImportingBundles()));
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Answer the bundle ids of the bundles
+	 * 
+	 * @param bundles
+	 * @return the bundle ids of the bundles
+	 */
+	private static long[] bundleIds(Bundle[] bundles) {
+		if (bundles == null) {
+			return new long[0];
+		}
+		long[] ids = new long[bundles.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < bundles.length; i++) {
+			ids[i] = bundles[i].getBundleId();
+		}
+		return ids;
+	}
+	
+	/**
 	 * Construct and OSGiPackage from the supplied data
 	 * 
 	 * @param name
diff --git a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiService.java b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiService.java
index d76bb07..7d739c0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiService.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.gemini.mgmt/src/org/eclipse/gemini/mgmt/framework/codec/OSGiService.java
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@
 	 * 
 	 * @param reference
 	 *            - the reference of the service
+	 * @throws  
 	 */
 	public OSGiService(ServiceReference<?> reference) {
 		this.identifier = (Long) reference.getProperty(SERVICE_ID);
 		this.interfaces = (String[]) reference.getProperty(OBJECTCLASS);
 		this.bundle = reference.getBundle().getBundleId();
-		this.usingBundles = Util.bundleIds(reference.getUsingBundles());
+		this.usingBundles = Util.getBundlesUsingBundles(reference);
 	}
 
 	/**