start states are currently not assignable this way. They are assigned to the actor who starts it. See jira for this issue. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4134275#4134275 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4134275