Oops, my bad... Local interfaces can be cast directly: MyLocal local = (MyLocal) ctx.lookup("MyBean/local"); Probably a "narrow" would even result in error. By the way, with EJB3, the "narrow" is even for remote interfaces no longer required, direct casting is possible. And one more thing: a Unit test probably means that you are using a remote application client? Then, shouldn't you use the remote interface? Best regards Wolfgang View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4220939#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...