yes, you get from what I remeber from reading the forums, you get hibernate proxies back, not real classes. Search the forum for some tips View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4166274#4166274 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4166274