Hi! Somewhere in the back of my brain, I remember that @AroundInvoke public void dingsBums(InvocationContext ivc) throws Exception; MUST declare the 'throws Exception', otherwise it's illegal. Am I right, or is my brain tricking me? If the Exception is mandatory, the TCK needs to be changed: org.jboss.jsr299.tck.tests.context.passivating.KokkolaInterceptor (and maybe others) txs and LieGrue, strub __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sie sind Spam leid? Yahoo! Mail verfügt über einen herausragenden Schutz gegen Massenmails. http://mail.yahoo.com