Post the entire exception stacktrace and the code where you are invoking this bean. Also post the relevant annotations/xml files. P.S: While posting the logs or xml content or code, remember to wrap it in a code block using the Code button in the message editor window and please hit the Preview button to make sure your post is correctly formatted View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4164924#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...