diff --git a/CommandDotNet/AppInstanceCreator.cs b/CommandDotNet/AppInstanceCreator.cs
index 393510c2d..6305f2b8e 100644
--- a/CommandDotNet/AppInstanceCreator.cs
+++ b/CommandDotNet/AppInstanceCreator.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using CommandDotNet.Attributes;
 using CommandDotNet.Models;
 
 namespace CommandDotNet
@@ -17,7 +18,11 @@ public static object CreateInstance(Type type, IEnumerable<ArgumentInfo> constru
             object instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type, values);
 
             //detect properties
-            var properties = type.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);
+            var properties = type
+                .GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly)
+                .Where(p=> p.GetCustomAttribute<SubCommandAttribute>() == null)
+                .ToList();
+            
             if (properties.Any())
             {
                 if (dependencyResolver != null)