A standalone .aop file is the way forward. The URLDeploymentScanner will deploy .aop files before .ear files View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4077053#4077053 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4077053