Not sure if this is the best thing to do but... Could someone change LogFactoryImpl.java. There is a SecurityException caught in that file (just the one) which does nothing. Could this be changed to, perhaps: } catch (SecurityException e) { logClassName = LOG_DEFAULT; } This would prevent null being passed to loadClass() on occasion. Regards, TS _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>