An interceptor is not a Seam component. You can't use @In and friends. Use Component.getInstance(), etc. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4016557#4016557 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4016557