It just needs to come first on your classpath. Read up on jboss classloading to find out where you can put it. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4086264#4086264 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4086264