I came across this and, yes, adding el-*.jar as modules at the EAR level resolved the issue. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3989509#3989509 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3989509