Turns out that code block shouldn't even be entered anyway, the problem is that my queue is not being deployed on server startup whenever I replace mbean code="org.jboss.jms.server.destination.QueueService" | name="jboss.messaging.destination:service=Queue,name=testQueue" | xmbean-dd="xmdesc/Queue-xmbean.xml"> with mbean code="pathToMyEJBConsumerClass" | name="jboss.messaging.destination:service=Queue,name=testQueue" | xmbean-dd="xmdesc/Queue-xmbean.xml"> am I even using setting this up correctly? anyone? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4173062#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...