diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java
index b6ca59a9a..d7dde7c70 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/AggregateMojo.java
@@ -173,15 +173,14 @@ public class AggregateMojo extends BaseDependencyCheckMojo {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                Set<MavenProject> addedDescendants = new HashSet<MavenProject>();
                 for (MavenProject dec : descendants) {
                     for (String mod : dec.getModules()) {
                         try {
                             File mpp = new File(dec.getBasedir(), mod);
                             mpp = mpp.getCanonicalFile();
-                            if (mpp.compareTo(p.getBasedir()) == 0 && descendants.add(p)) {
-                                if (getLog().isDebugEnabled()) {
-                                    getLog().debug(String.format("Decendent module %s added", p.getName()));
-                                }
+                            if (mpp.compareTo(p.getBasedir()) == 0) {
+                                addedDescendants.add(p);
                             }
                         } catch (IOException ex) {
                             if (getLog().isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -190,6 +189,11 @@ public class AggregateMojo extends BaseDependencyCheckMojo {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                for (MavenProject addedDescendant : addedDescendants) {
+                    if (descendants.add(addedDescendant) && getLog().isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        getLog().debug(String.format("Decendent module %s added", addedDescendant.getName()));
+                    }
+                }
             }
         } while (size != 0 && size != descendants.size());
         if (getLog().isDebugEnabled()) {