Interestingly enough the problem is solved when configuring the errorpage as a jsf not xhtml <error-page> | <error-code>404</error-code> | <location>/public/error/errorPage.jsf</location> | </error-page> I have noticed that the Seam blog example uses <error-page> | <error-code>404</error-code> | <location>/seam/404.xhtml</location> | </error-page> | Slightly confusing ;-) L View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3979376#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...