could it be that something was holding on to the old jars ? i.e. a running jboss's classloader ? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4183242#4183242 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4183242