I have an entity which has a Map set to load eagerly. When trying to access the map in a method annotated as PostLoad, I am getting a LazyInitializationException ("illegal access to loading collection") from AbstractPersistentCollection.java:341 | /** | * Initialize the collection, if possible, wrapping any exceptions | * in a runtime exception | * @param writing currently obsolete | * @throws LazyInitializationException if we cannot initialize | */ | protected final void initialize(boolean writing) { | if (!initialized) { | if (initializing) { | throw new LazyInitializationException("illegal access to loading collection"); | } | throwLazyInitializationExceptionIfNotConnected(); | session.initializeCollection(this, writing); | } | } | Correct me if I am wrong, but I think a PostLoad method should not be fired until eagerly loaded properties are finished. In other words, listeners.onPostLoad(postLoadEvent) from TwoPhaseLoad.initializeEntity shouldn't be invoked until the "initializing" field in each of the entity's eagerly loaded AbstractPersistentCollection objects is set to false. Any thoughts on whether this should be considered a bug? How about any ideas for a workaround? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3977408#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...