In this example, I have followed a one-to-one unidirectional relationship to AddressEntity type. I seem to get a valid reference, but when I proceed to execute a method (AddressEntity.getId() in this case), I get NoSuchObjectException. The second time, it works correctly and I do not get an exception. Nested exception is: java.rmi.NoSuchObjectException: com.indnet.common.model.base.EntityKey@49d at AddressEntityHome_EntityHomeWrapper734.findExistingEntity(AddressEntityHome_ EntityHomeWrapper734.java:40) at AddressEntity_EntityBeanWrapper28.reActivate(AddressEntity_EntityBeanWrapper 28.java:3163) at AddressEntity_EntityBeanWrapper28.getId(AddressEntity_EntityBeanWrapper28.ja va:395) at com.indnet.symbiosis.service.common.address.ServiceAddressHelper.getValue(Se rviceAddressHelper.java:43) at com.indnet.symbiosis.service.companymanagement.CompanyManagementServiceBean. getValue(CompanyManagementServiceBean.java:685) at com.indnet.symbiosis.service.companymanagement.CompanyManagementServiceBean. getValue(CompanyManagementServiceBean.java:661) at com.indnet.symbiosis.service.companymanagement.CompanyManagementServiceBean. findContactByAliasLogin(CompanyManagementServiceBean.java:244) at CompanyManagementService_StatelessSessionBeanWrapper2.findContactByAliasLogi n(CompanyManagementService_StatelessSessionBeanWrapper2.java:2389) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bd.dr(JAX) at com.evermind.util.f.run(JAX) at connection to localhost/127.0.0.1 at com.evermind.server.rmi.OrionRemoteException.ib(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.h4(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.run(JAX) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) I have done some more investigation, and it seems to have to do with the finder I execute. The first function always works correctly, the second function fails the first time (with above exception) and then proceeds to work correctly. If I call the first function, followed by the second, then everything works fine. It's like something is "dirty" and then gets set correctly. public Contact findContactById(final Long contactId) throws RemoteException, NamingException, FinderException, FieldException { return getValue( ContactEntityHomeFinder.getHome().findByPrimaryKey(new EntityKey(contactId)) ); } public Contact findContactByAliasLogin(final String alias, final String login) throws RemoteException, NamingException, FinderException, FieldException { return getValue( ContactEntityHomeFinder.getHome().findByAliasLogin(alias, login) ); } The actual lines of code that fails is: public static Address getValue(final AddressEntity entity) throws RemoteException, FieldException { Address value = null; if (entity != null) { value = new Address(); value.set(Address.FIELD_ID, entity.getId()); //<<-- this line fails } return value; } Does any one have any ideas? Thanks. -AP_