diff --git a/src/libraries/turtle/format.hpp b/src/libraries/turtle/format.hpp
index cab7f8f..b2e0271 100644
--- a/src/libraries/turtle/format.hpp
+++ b/src/libraries/turtle/format.hpp
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ namespace detail
         s << '(';
         // if an error is generated by the line below it means T is
         // being mismatched for a container because it has a typedef
-        // const_iterator : the easiest solution would be to add a format
-        // function for Container as well.
+        // const_iterator : the solution would be to add a serialization
+        // operator for mock::formatter< T >.
         for( BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME T::const_iterator it = f->begin();
             it != f->end(); ++it )
         {
diff --git a/src/tests/turtle_test/format_test.cpp b/src/tests/turtle_test/format_test.cpp
index 4507e72..391917c 100644
--- a/src/tests/turtle_test/format_test.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/turtle_test/format_test.cpp
@@ -196,3 +196,22 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( boost_assign_map_list_of_are_serialized )
 {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "((12,\"12\"),(42,\"42\"))", to_string( boost::assign::map_list_of( 12, "12" )( 42, "42" ) ) );
 }
+
+namespace
+{
+    struct false_positive_container
+    {
+        typedef int const_iterator;
+    };
+    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( mock::detail::is_container< false_positive_container > ));
+
+    std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& s, const mock::formatter< false_positive_container >& )
+    {
+        return s << "false_positive_container";
+    }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( false_positive_container_serialization_can_still_be_overriden )
+{
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "false_positive_container", to_string( false_positive_container() ) );
+}