Hi, My ejb class makes a reference to a utility class packaged in a different jar. Both the ejb jar and utility jar are located in the same directory. The Class-Path manifest attribute of the ejb jar identifies the name of the utility jar, ie, the utility jar is a bundled extension of the ejb jar. Problem: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError is thrown when the ejb class references the utility class. Question: Am I doing something wrong or does the EJB ClassLoader not support the Class-Path manifest attribute ? Regards, Jeff