This was the bug I was referring to in the OP http://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBCACHE-955 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4145333#4145333 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4145333