afaik, the due date is calculated the moment the timer is created. So the behaviour you see is the 'correct' behaviour. Well, at least as implemented (on purpose or as a result of adding 'suspend/resume' later) without thinking about this issue. So the duedate is not something that does a countdown, not a 'delta' or whatever. If you want the behaviour you describe, that is an enhancement. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3957173#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...