This is a simple classloading problem, and will be solved as soon as you take the time to learn and understand Java EE / J2EE classloading. It has absolutely nothing to do with AOP. (??!) And of course, Seam has a much more sophisticated feature than the ugly-ass and totally evil prerender() crap, ie. page actions. You will find this feature discussed extensively in the Seam documentation. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3990822#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...