diff --git a/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/format/gml/request/AbstractGmlRequestHandler.java b/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/format/gml/request/AbstractGmlRequestHandler.java
index 212a9b798c..de76b76283 100644
--- a/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/format/gml/request/AbstractGmlRequestHandler.java
+++ b/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/format/gml/request/AbstractGmlRequestHandler.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 import org.deegree.gml.GMLStreamWriter;
 import org.deegree.gml.GMLVersion;
 import org.deegree.gml.reference.GmlXlinkOptions;
+import org.deegree.protocol.wfs.describefeaturetype.DescribeFeatureType;
 import org.deegree.protocol.wfs.getfeature.TypeName;
 import org.deegree.services.controller.OGCFrontController;
 import org.deegree.services.i18n.Messages;
@@ -101,11 +102,14 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * 
+ * Handles {@link DescribeFeatureType} requests for the {@link GmlFormat}.
+ *
+ * @see GmlFormat
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:schneider@occamlabs.de">Markus Schneider</a>
  * @author <a href="mailto:schmitz@lat-lon.de">Andreas Schmitz</a>
- * @author last edited by: $Author$
- * 
- * @version $Revision$, $Date$
+ *
+ * @since 3.2
  */
 abstract class AbstractGmlRequestHandler {
 
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ protected void writeMemberFeature( Feature member, GMLStreamWriter gmlStream, XM
      * <li>WFS 2.0.0: GetFeature request using stored query (urn:ogc:def:query:OGC-WFS::GetFeatureById)</li>
      * </ul>
      * </p>
-     * 
+     *
      * @param version
      *            WFS protocol version, must not be <code>null</code>
      * @param gmlVersion
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ protected String getObjectXlinkTemplate( Version version, GMLVersion gmlVersion
 
     /**
      * Returns the value for the <code>xsi:schemaLocation</code> attribute in the response document.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param requestVersion
      *            requested WFS version, must not be <code>null</code>
      * @param requestedFts
@@ -289,19 +293,23 @@ protected String getSchemaLocation( Version requestVersion, Collection<FeatureTy
 
     private String getSchemaLocationForWfs100( Collection<FeatureType> requestedFts ) {
         GMLVersion gmlVersion = options.getGmlVersion();
+        String schemaLocation = null;
         if ( GML_2 == gmlVersion ) {
-            return WFS_NS + " " + WFS_100_BASIC_SCHEMA_URL;
+            schemaLocation = WFS_NS + " " + WFS_100_BASIC_SCHEMA_URL;
+        } else {
+            schemaLocation = getSchemaLocation( VERSION_100, gmlVersion, WFS_FEATURECOLLECTION_NAME );
         }
-        String schemaLocation = getSchemaLocation( VERSION_100, gmlVersion, WFS_FEATURECOLLECTION_NAME );
         return schemaLocation + " " + getSchemaLocationPartForFeatureTypes( VERSION_100, gmlVersion, requestedFts );
     }
 
     private String getSchemaLocationForWfs110( Collection<FeatureType> requestedFts ) {
         GMLVersion gmlVersion = options.getGmlVersion();
+        String schemaLocation = null;
         if ( GML_31 == gmlVersion ) {
-            return WFS_NS + " " + WFS_110_SCHEMA_URL;
+            schemaLocation = WFS_NS + " " + WFS_110_SCHEMA_URL;
+        } else {
+            schemaLocation = getSchemaLocation( VERSION_110, gmlVersion, WFS_FEATURECOLLECTION_NAME );
         }
-        String schemaLocation = getSchemaLocation( VERSION_110, gmlVersion, WFS_FEATURECOLLECTION_NAME );
         return schemaLocation + " " + getSchemaLocationPartForFeatureTypes( VERSION_110, gmlVersion, requestedFts );
     }
 
@@ -421,7 +429,7 @@ protected DateTime getCurrentDateTimeWithoutMilliseconds() {
     /**
      * Returns the value for the 'xsi:schemaLocation' attribute to be included in a <code>GetGmlObject</code> or
      * <code>GetFeature</code> response.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param version
      *            WFS protocol version, must not be <code>null</code>
      * @param gmlVersion
@@ -440,9 +448,9 @@ protected String getSchemaLocation( Version version, GMLVersion gmlVersion, QNam
         baseUrl.append( "&REQUEST=DescribeFeatureType&OUTPUTFORMAT=" );
 
         try {
-            if ( VERSION_100.equals( version ) && gmlVersion == GMLVersion.GML_2 ) {
+            if ( VERSION_100.equals( version ) && gmlVersion == GML_2 ) {
                 baseUrl.append( "XMLSCHEMA" );
-            } else if ( VERSION_200.equals( version ) && gmlVersion == GMLVersion.GML_32 ) {
+            } else if ( VERSION_200.equals( version ) && gmlVersion == GML_32 ) {
                 baseUrl.append( URLEncoder.encode( gmlVersion.getMimeType(), "UTF-8" ) );
             } else {
                 baseUrl.append( URLEncoder.encode( gmlVersion.getMimeTypeOldStyle(), "UTF-8" ) );