A workaround was introduced in 3.0.2.GA : JBCACHE-1465 View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4209843#4209843 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4209843