Sorry forgot to mention this is 5.5.0.Final Could someone from the Drools team shed some light on topic? -- View this message in context: http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/What-is-the-side-effect-of-using-the-CE-from-tp4026368p4026414.html Sent from the Drools: User forum mailing list archive at Nabble.com.