ah i just saw @Conversational(ifNotBegunOutcome = ...). RTFM for me. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4068458#4068458 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4068458