diff --git a/src/html-behavior.js b/src/html-behavior.js
index 34b97925..de5f578f 100644
--- a/src/html-behavior.js
+++ b/src/html-behavior.js
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ export class HtmlBehaviorResource {
         host = element;
       }
 
-      container.registerInstance(DOMBoundary, host);
+      if(instruction.anchorIsContainer){
+        container.registerInstance(DOMBoundary, host);
+      }
     }
 
     let executionContext = instruction.executionContext || container.get(this.target),