Index: activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/vm/VMTransportFactory.java
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--- activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/vm/VMTransportFactory.java	(revision 496015)
+++ activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/vm/VMTransportFactory.java	(working copy)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                     Map brokerOptions=IntrospectionSupport.extractProperties(options,"broker.");
                     brokerURI=new URI("broker://()/"+host+"?"+URISupport.createQueryString(brokerOptions));
                 }
-                if( "false".equals(options.get("create")) ) {
+                if( "false".equals(options.remove("create")) ) {
                 	create=false;
                 }
             }catch(URISyntaxException e1){