The NPE is fixed in Seam 1.1.7 and higher. I recommend you update to the latest release. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4026590#4026590 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4026590