You did not use the full name, try: Object ref = jndiContext.lookup("ejb3-tutorialEAR/TravelAgentBean/remote"); View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4096287#4096287 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4096287