diff --git a/basic/src/main/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/SimplifyPlugin.java b/basic/src/main/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/SimplifyPlugin.java
index 75a2472a..208e0585 100644
--- a/basic/src/main/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/SimplifyPlugin.java
+++ b/basic/src/main/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/SimplifyPlugin.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 public class SimplifyPlugin extends AbstractParameterizablePlugin {
 
-	private boolean usePluralForm = true;
+	private boolean usePluralForm = false;
 
 	public boolean isUsePluralForm() {
 		return usePluralForm;
@@ -358,15 +358,15 @@ private String createPropertyName(final Model model,
 			localPart = element.getElementName().getLocalPart();
 		}
 		final String propertyName = model.getNameConverter().toPropertyName(
-				localPart);
-		return pluralizeIfNecessary(propertyInfo, propertyName);
+				pluralizeIfNecessary(propertyInfo, localPart));
+		return propertyName;
 	}
 
 	private String createPropertyName(final Model model,
 			CPropertyInfo propertyInfo, CTypeRef element) {
 		final String propertyName = model.getNameConverter().toPropertyName(
-				element.getTagName().getLocalPart());
-		return pluralizeIfNecessary(propertyInfo, propertyName);
+				pluralizeIfNecessary(propertyInfo, element.getTagName().getLocalPart()));
+		return propertyName;
 	}
 
 	private String pluralizeIfNecessary(CPropertyInfo propertyInfo,
diff --git a/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/binding.xjb b/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/binding.xjb
index c78d2d52..53b5f124 100644
--- a/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/binding.xjb
+++ b/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/binding.xjb
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 				<simplify:as-element-property />
 			</simplify:property>
 		</jaxb:bindings>
+		<jaxb:bindings node="xs:complexType[@name='gh18']">
+			<simplify:property name="childOrFootOrFoo">
+				<simplify:as-element-property />
+			</simplify:property>
+		</jaxb:bindings>
 	</jaxb:bindings>
 </jaxb:bindings>
 
diff --git a/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/schema.xsd b/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/schema.xsd
index 72e85c8f..7d2f0e96 100644
--- a/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/schema.xsd
+++ b/tests/simplify-01/src/main/resources/schema.xsd
@@ -101,4 +101,15 @@
 		</xs:annotation>
 	</xs:element>
 
+	<xs:complexType name="gh18">
+		<xs:sequence>
+			<xs:element name="a" type="xs:string" />
+			<xs:choice>
+				<xs:element name="child" type="xs:dateTime" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+				<xs:element name="foot" type="xs:duration" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+				<xs:element name="foo" type="xs:int" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			</xs:choice>
+		</xs:sequence>
+	</xs:complexType>
+
 </xs:schema>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh18Test.java b/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh18Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..877c812e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh18Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons.plugin.simplify.tests01;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class Gh18Test {
+
+	@Test
+	public void compiles() {
+		final Gh18 item = new Gh18();
+		item.getA();
+		item.getChildren();
+		item.getFeet();
+		item.getFoos();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh1Test.java b/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh1Test.java
index c8065d95..e4560411 100644
--- a/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh1Test.java
+++ b/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/Gh1Test.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ public class Gh1Test {
 	public void compiles()
 	{
 		final Gh1 item = new Gh1();
-		item.getAS();
-		item.getBS();
+		item.getAs();
+		item.getBs();
 		item.getMixedContent();
 		
 	}
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ public void compiles()
 	public void contextIsSuccessfullyCreated() throws JAXBException {
 		final JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(Gh1.class);
 		final Gh1 value = new Gh1();
-		value.getAS().add("a");
-		value.getBS().add(2);
+		value.getAs().add("a");
+		value.getBs().add(2);
 		value.getMixedContent().add("Test");
 
 		final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
diff --git a/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/RunSimplifyPlugin.java b/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/RunSimplifyPlugin.java
index 23d3be7c..7dec7d28 100644
--- a/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/RunSimplifyPlugin.java
+++ b/tests/simplify-01/src/test/java/org/jvnet/jaxb2_commons/plugin/simplify/tests01/RunSimplifyPlugin.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public void compilesSchema() throws Exception {
 		URL binding = getClass().getResource("/binding.xjb");
 		final String[] arguments = new String[] { "-xmlschema",
 				schema.toExternalForm(), "-b", binding.toExternalForm(), "-d",
-				"target/generated-sources/xjc", "-extension", "-Xsimplify"};
+				"target/generated-sources/xjc", "-extension", "-Xsimplify", "-Xsimplify-usePluralForm=true"};
 
 		Options options = new Options();
 		options.parseArguments(arguments);