anonymous wrote : 22:41:34,515 INFO [NativeServerConfig] 3.0.4.SP1 | [..... LONG WAIT HERE .....] | 22:43:44,359 INFO [Ejb3DependenciesDeployer] Encountered deployment AbstractVFSDeploymentContext@77 | 64591{vfsfile:/C:/jboss-5.0.0.GA/server/default/deploy/myApp.ear/myAppEJB.jar/} | Its not the EJB app thats taking time. The long wait that you are reporting, is just that there are no INFO level logs during that period. Keep a watch on the %JBOSS_HOME%/server/< serverName>/log/server.log file (which has more verbose logs) to see what's going on during that period. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4199326#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...