This is how I end tasks: <![CDATA[ token.unlock(); taskInstance.end(); ]]> If its a timer that signals the token and the task needs to therefore be automatically ended then I also make sure the end-tasks= true attribute on the task node is set. <task-node name="Sometasknodet" end-tasks="true"> View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4229060#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...