diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Property.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Property.java
index 4e16e689c..646a57f63 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Property.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Property.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class Property
         {
             try
             {
-                final TypeFactory typeFactory = getTypeFactory( DataType.class );
-                final DataType value = (DataType)typeFactory.create( children[ i ].getName() );
+                final String typeName = children[ i ].getName();
+                final DataType value = (DataType)newInstance( DataType.class, typeName );
                 configure( value, children[ i ] );
                 setValue( value );
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java
index 0182c648c..c7c23f1d9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/runtime/Facility.java
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ public class Facility
 
         if( 1 == children.length )
         {
+            final String typeName = children[ 0 ].getName();
             try
             {
-                final TypeFactory typeFactory = getTypeFactory( AspectHandler.class );
-                m_aspectHandler = (AspectHandler)typeFactory.create( children[ 0 ].getName() );
+                m_aspectHandler = (AspectHandler)newInstance( AspectHandler.class, typeName );
             }
             catch( final Exception e )
             {
                 final String message =
-                    REZ.getString( "facility.no-create.error", children[ 0 ].getName() );
+                    REZ.getString( "facility.no-create.error", typeName );
                 throw new ConfigurationException( message, e );
             }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java
index 6d6c71a6a..f0bfcacb1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractContainerTask.java
@@ -107,6 +107,27 @@ public abstract class AbstractContainerTask
         getConfigurer().configure( object, name, value, getContext() );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create an instance of type with specified type and in specified role.
+     */
+    protected final Object newInstance( final Class roleType, final String typeName )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        final TypeFactory typeFactory = getTypeFactory( roleType );
+        try
+        {
+            return typeFactory.create( typeName );
+        }
+        catch( final TypeException te )
+        {
+            final String message =
+                REZ.getString( "container.no-create-type.error",
+                               roleType.getName(),
+                               typeName );
+            throw new TaskException( message, te );
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Locates a type factory.
      */
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/Resources.properties
index f7ea1d837..b8b48a121 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/Resources.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/Resources.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ container.null-value.error=Value ({0}) resolved to null.
 container.bad-resolve.error=Error resolving value ({0}).
 container.bad-config.error=Error converting value.
 container.no-factory.error=Could not locate the type factory for type "{0}".
+container.no-create-type.error=Could not create instance of role "{0}" with type name "{1}".
 
 typedef.no-lib.error=Must specify the lib parameter.
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java
index f492584d3..5eb6ccb1e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/TypeInstanceTask.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.DefaultConfiguration;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskContext;
 import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.interfaces.type.TypeFactory;
 
 /**
  * This is the property "task" to declare a binding of a datatype to a name.
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ public class TypeInstanceTask
 
         try
         {
-            final TypeFactory typeFactory = getTypeFactory( DataType.class );
-            m_value = typeFactory.create( configuration.getName() );
+            m_value = newInstance( DataType.class, configuration.getName() );
         }
         catch( final Exception e )
         {