I just tried this with the default DLQ configuration that comes with JBoss: <mbean code="org.jboss.jms.server.destination.QueueService" | name="jboss.messaging.destination:service=Queue,name=DLQ" | xmbean-dd="xmdesc/Queue-xmbean.xml"> | <attribute name="JNDIName">jaikiran/DLQ</attribute> | <depends optional-attribute-name="ServerPeer">jboss.messaging:service=ServerPeer</depends> | <depends>jboss.messaging:service=PostOffice</depends> | </mbean> And it worked fine for me. The server started up with this log: 13:21:49,353 INFO [QueueService] Queue[jaikiran/DLQ] started, fullSize=200000, pageSize=2000, downCacheSize=2000 View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4238683#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...