Thanks for the quick response - I have opened a JIRA https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-1870 Cheers P View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4244720#4244720 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4244720