Probably best to ask in the EJB3 forum (I'm guessing you are using Embeddable EJB3). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4073482#4073482 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4073482