you could try using an HA Singleton to do the db work. this is a jboss specific solution, if that's acceptable. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4115573#4115573 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4115573