Tony, you may be mixing up @Startup and @Create. @Startup is a class level/component level annotation which tells Seam to start the component when the ear/war is started. @Create is a method level annotation which tells Seam to execute the method once the component is started. So if you want the component to load when the app loads, just move the @Startup annotation up to the class level, with the @Scope and @Stateless annotations. If you also want the init method to run when the component starts, replace the current location @Startup with a @Create, and you should be all set! I hope that helps! Regards, Devon View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4044738#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...