You have not been listening to a word I've been saying. | // block consuming for 5 seconds | Thread.sleep(5000); | processed++; | If you do this, it is a not a problem for the JMS Server. The JMS Server has given you a message when it wasn't expired. It is your fault that you did not process it until after it expired. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4038340#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...