Okay, I think I figured out what my issue was. I convert some entity objects into presentation classes that extend the original entity class when the conversation starts and then back into data classes to persist/merge at the end of the conversation. After further reading of the forums I decided I should probably be calling EntityManager.clear() which solved my issue. BTW, I'm using a Seam managed persistence context. Thanks, Drew View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4118722#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...