Probably you need auto-create=true in components.xml, or @In(create=true) in the Java. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4023436#4023436 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4023436