Note that this is fixed in Seam 1.3, you'll need to run it on AS 4.2. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4046884#4046884 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4046884