I don't believe you can do a commit() following a setRollbackOnly(), use rollback() or commit(). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3987027#3987027 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3987027