This is a known issue: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-900 Try the workaround found here: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBWS-1468 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4057304#4057304 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4057304