It's sort of covered in this open JIRA https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-1173 View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4247271#4247271 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4247271