diff --git a/core/client/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/ConnectJsonAdapterFactory.kt b/core/client/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/ConnectJsonAdapterFactory.kt
index 1a72c1e3d..4bb1a8640 100644
--- a/core/client/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/ConnectJsonAdapterFactory.kt
+++ b/core/client/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/ConnectJsonAdapterFactory.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Type
 abstract class ConnectJsonAdapterFactory(vararg typesToAdapters: Pair<String, (Moshi) -> JsonAdapter<*>>) : JsonAdapter.Factory {
     private val mappings = typesToAdapters.toMap()
 
-    override fun create(type: Type, annotations: Set<Annotation>, moshi: Moshi) = when {
-        annotations.isNotEmpty() -> null
-        else -> mappings[Types.getRawType(type).typeName]?.let { it(moshi) }
-    }
+    override fun create(type: Type, annotations: Set<Annotation>, moshi: Moshi) =
+        mappings[Types.getRawType(type).typeName]?.let { it(moshi) }
 }
 
 inline fun <reified T : JsonAdapter<K>, reified K> adapter(noinline fn: (Moshi) -> T) = K::class.java.name to fn