This is typically just another exception that occurs because of an earlier exception. So look further up in your log. Seam/JSF does not always immediately exit the request processing when an exception occurs in a phase but continues processing other phases. One of the reasons why this happens is that we hope to handle the exception somehow later on with a redirect to an error page. I'd agree that this needs major improvements. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4078117#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...