Looks like a bug to me. I've created an issue for this: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBWS-1694 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4051300#4051300 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4051300