How about using a dependency of the EAR file on the SAR file? That is much cleaner. Cheers, Jörg View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3966436#3966436 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3966436