diff --git a/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS.java b/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS.java
index e7fffb747250000e2fe7c6bc021ac7ca3c664671..8cb530144184949ac5f5f3700925d318a7a223e1 100644
--- a/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS.java
+++ b/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import net.ihe.gazelle.hl7.validator.report.Error;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.hl7.validator.report.*;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.metadata.application.MetadataServiceProvider;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.jboss.seam.annotations.In;
+import org.jboss.seam.Component;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Name;
 import org.jboss.seam.contexts.Lifecycle;
 import org.w3c.dom.bootstrap.DOMImplementationRegistry;
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 @GenerateInterface(value = "GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWSRemote", isLocal = false, isRemote = true)
 public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWSRemote, ValidationService  {
 
-    @In(value = "metadataServiceProvider")
     MetadataServiceProvider metadataServiceProvider;
     private static String INPUT_METADATA = "xmlValidationMetadata";
     private static String INPUT_CONTEXT = "xmlValidationContext";
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBW
         response.getModule().setOperation("V");
         response.getModule().setMetadata(new Metadata());
         response.getModule().getMetadata().setName(ValidationResultsOverview.TOOL_NAME);
-        response.getModule().getMetadata().setVersion(metadataServiceProvider.getMetadata().getVersion());
+        response.getModule().getMetadata().setVersion(getMetadataServiceProvider().getMetadata().getVersion());
         response.getModule().getMetadata().setDescription(ValidationResultsOverview.DISCLAIMER);
         response.getModule().setInputs(new TypedParameters());
         TypedParameter xmlValidationMetadataInput = new TypedParameter();
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBW
         Lifecycle.beginCall();
         HttpServletRequest hRequest = (HttpServletRequest) jaxwsContext.getMessageContext().get(MessageContext.SERVLET_REQUEST);
         HL7Validator validator = new HL7Validator(hRequest.getRemoteAddr(), xmlValidationMetadata, messageToValidate,
-                xmlValidationContext, metadataServiceProvider);
+                xmlValidationContext, getMetadataServiceProvider());
         validator.validate();
         ValidationResponse result = new ValidationResponse();
         result.setReport(toTestReport(validateRequest, validator.getReport()));
@@ -347,4 +346,11 @@ public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationGITBW
         reportEntry.setValue(notification.getValue());
         return reportEntry;
     }
+
+    private MetadataServiceProvider getMetadataServiceProvider() {
+        if (metadataServiceProvider == null) {
+            metadataServiceProvider = (MetadataServiceProvider) Component.getInstance("metadataServiceProvider");
+        }
+        return metadataServiceProvider;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS.java b/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS.java
index f6f56432fd71f93ee2d1c34d9dff01e30d594da1..f3c39cdf0e4d40fd404bf058ef293007fa691f16 100644
--- a/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS.java
+++ b/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package net.ihe.gazelle.hl7.ws;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.common.interfacegenerator.GenerateInterface;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.hl7.validator.core.HL7Validator;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.metadata.application.MetadataServiceProvider;
-import org.jboss.seam.annotations.In;
+import org.jboss.seam.Component;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Name;
 import org.jboss.seam.contexts.Lifecycle;
 import org.w3c.dom.bootstrap.DOMImplementationRegistry;
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ import javax.xml.ws.handler.MessageContext;
 @GenerateInterface(value = "GazelleHL7v2ValidationWSRemote", isLocal = false, isRemote = true)
 public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationWSRemote {
 
-    @In(value = "metadataServiceProvider")
     MetadataServiceProvider metadataServiceProvider;
-
     @Resource
     WebServiceContext jaxwsContext;
 
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationWSRemote
         Lifecycle.beginCall();
         HttpServletRequest hRequest = (HttpServletRequest) jaxwsContext.getMessageContext().get(MessageContext.SERVLET_REQUEST);
         HL7Validator validator = new HL7Validator(hRequest.getRemoteAddr(), xmlValidationMetadata, messageToValidate,
-                xmlValidationContext, metadataServiceProvider);
+                xmlValidationContext, getMetadataServiceProvider());
         String result = validator.validate();
         Lifecycle.endCall();
         return result;
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationWSRemote
     @WebMethod
     @WebResult(name = "about")
     public String about() {
-        String toolVersion = metadataServiceProvider.getMetadata().getVersion();
+        String toolVersion = getMetadataServiceProvider().getMetadata().getVersion();
         StringBuilder about = new StringBuilder();
         about.append("GazelleHL7v2Validator");
         if (toolVersion != null) {
@@ -88,4 +86,11 @@ public class GazelleHL7v2ValidationWS implements GazelleHL7v2ValidationWSRemote
         return about.toString();
     }
 
+    private MetadataServiceProvider getMetadataServiceProvider() {
+        if (metadataServiceProvider == null) {
+            metadataServiceProvider = (MetadataServiceProvider) Component.getInstance("metadataServiceProvider");
+        }
+        return metadataServiceProvider;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS.java b/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS.java
index 70885be6eb21eb432dec6815d5aefc3d10bc29bb..d6be7818dc144616ebb6921b955dacf7b4fe3320 100644
--- a/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS.java
+++ b/GazelleHL7v2Validator-ejb/src/main/java/net/ihe/gazelle/hl7/ws/GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import net.ihe.gazelle.validation.model.ValidatorDescription;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.validation.ws.AbstractModelBasedValidation;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.validator.xcpd.plq.GazelleXCPDPLQValidator;
 import net.ihe.gazelle.validator.xcpd.plq.XCPDPLQValidatorType;
-import org.jboss.seam.annotations.In;
+import org.jboss.seam.Component;
 import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Name;
 import org.jboss.seam.contexts.Lifecycle;
 
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import java.util.List;
         targetNamespace = "http://ws.mb.validator.gazelle.ihe.net")
 public class GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS extends AbstractModelBasedValidation {
 
-    @In(value = "metadataServiceProvider")
     MetadataServiceProvider metadataServiceProvider;
 
 
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ public class GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS extends AbstractModelBasedValidation {
     @WebMethod
     @WebResult(name = "about")
     public String about() {
-        String toolVersion = metadataServiceProvider.getMetadata().getVersion();
+        String toolVersion = getMetadataServiceProvider().getMetadata().getVersion();
         StringBuilder about = new StringBuilder();
         about.append("GazelleHL7v3Validator");
         if (toolVersion != null) {
@@ -264,4 +263,12 @@ public class GazelleHL7v3ValidationWS extends AbstractModelBasedValidation {
         about.append(" is a model-based validation service for HL7v3 messages, read more on https://gazelle.ihe.net");
         return about.toString();
     }
+
+    private MetadataServiceProvider getMetadataServiceProvider() {
+        if (metadataServiceProvider == null) {
+            metadataServiceProvider = (MetadataServiceProvider) Component.getInstance("metadataServiceProvider");
+        }
+        return metadataServiceProvider;
+    }
+
 }