If you can share this application, then please attach it to https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-1969, so that we can investigate the cause of: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Null beannMetaData | at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.metadata.BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.setupMetaDataLists(BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.java:315) | at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.metadata.BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.initialise(BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.java:235) | at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.metadata.BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.(BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.java:138) | at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.metadata.AdditiveBeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.(AdditiveBeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.java:48) | at org.jboss.ejb3.aop.BeanContainer.initialize(BeanContainer.java:194) | at org.jboss.ejb3.EJBContainer.(EJBContainer.java:249) | ... 45 more | Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException | at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.metadata.BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.setupMetaDataLists(BeanInterceptorMetaDataBridge.java:268) | ... 50 more View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4268852#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...