I presume you don't even see the output from | log.trace("transactional so don't put stuff in the cloader yet."); | Do you have a simple unit test that recreates this? Also, I know you don't wish to upgrade to 1.4.x (although I recommend it for various other reasons), could you try this there as well and see if the problem still exists? Thanks, View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4025389#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...