Pete, I have come across this same problem using the EJB @Timeout annotation on a bean method. In my case the seam injected component was null within the scope of the annotated method only (the injected component worked perfectly in the other methods within the same bean!). By trial and error I established a workaround using an EJB jndi @Resource annotation, but this was a real hack as it bypasses Seam. Your tip works perfectly so thanks for sharing. Regards, Andrew View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4028565#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...