This was a bug that is already fixed in CVS. Seam 1.2.1 will be out real soon now. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4031313#4031313 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4031313