hmm, create() does not get called either. Is it possible there is something odd with lifecycle callbacks to mbeans? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4108868#4108868 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4108868