You've got a circular dependency here. In addition to @EJB, apply @IgnoreDependency to one of these instance members. S, ALR View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4129651#4129651 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4129651