Yes toUR()L does not include the slash because it uses the default implementation which just returns the cached URL, and the URL that is constructed in AbstractJarHandler uses the stripped entry name. Ok, since we need the entry name to have a stripped slash, I think the solution is to modify createVirtualFileHandler() in AbstractJarHandler to readd the slash to the URL that is passed to JarEntryHandler. I can include this change in the WS deployer rework if you like. -Jason View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3985573#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...