Seam doesn't process @Resource, so you need a container (e.g. EJB3) which does. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4097867#4097867 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4097867