I have seen something similar which is now fixed in CVS http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBMESSAGING-436 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3958695#3958695 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3958695