I think JBoss try resolve speces issues, like here https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBAS-5796. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4198521#4198521 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4198521