diff --git a/http-generator-helidon/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/helidon/nima/ControllerWriter.java b/http-generator-helidon/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/helidon/nima/ControllerWriter.java
index 09b161e8..da8369c1 100644
--- a/http-generator-helidon/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/helidon/nima/ControllerWriter.java
+++ b/http-generator-helidon/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/helidon/nima/ControllerWriter.java
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ private void writeRoutes(List<ControllerMethodWriter> methods) {
   private void writeClassStart() {
     writer.append(AT_GENERATED).eol();
     writer.append(diAnnotation()).eol();
-    writer.append("@io.avaje.inject.BeanTypes({%s$Route.class, HttpFeature.class})", shortName).eol();
+    if (diAnnotation().equals("@Component")) {
+      writer.append("@io.avaje.inject.BeanTypes({%s$Route.class, HttpFeature.class})", shortName).eol();
+    }
     writer.append("public final class %s$Route implements HttpFeature {", shortName).eol().eol();
 
     var controllerName = "controller";
diff --git a/http-generator-jex/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/jex/ControllerWriter.java b/http-generator-jex/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/jex/ControllerWriter.java
index 5e9faec0..71ec1a14 100644
--- a/http-generator-jex/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/jex/ControllerWriter.java
+++ b/http-generator-jex/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/jex/ControllerWriter.java
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ private void writeRouting(MethodReader method) {
 
   private void writeClassStart() {
     writer.append(AT_GENERATED).eol();
-    writer.append(diAnnotation()).eol();
-    writer.append("@io.avaje.inject.BeanTypes({%s$Route.class, Routing.HttpService.class})", shortName).eol();
+    writer.append(diAnnotation()).eol();    
+    if (diAnnotation().equals("@Component")) {
+      writer.append("@io.avaje.inject.BeanTypes({%s$Route.class, Routing.HttpService.class})", shortName).eol();
+    }
     writer.append("public final class %s$Route implements Routing.HttpService {", shortName).eol().eol();
 
     String controllerName = "controller";