I guess this would be the answer: PersistenceContexts.instance().changeFlushMode(FlushModeType.MANUAL); View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4057128#4057128 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4057128