Seam shouldn't do that. http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBSEAM-2199 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4103875#4103875 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4103875