I forgot to mention, when I remove the line: <h:inputText value="#{helloworld.dumbUser.name}"/> everything works fine. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4011932#4011932 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4011932