This is a known issue not directly related to SEAM but to EJB3: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBAS-3071 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3967920#3967920 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3967920