The issue with the InitFacesContext was resolved in the 1.2_04 P02 release this past May. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4055344#4055344 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4055344