Have you seen this: http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/Handling_Server_Errors
for disable error handling do this: <!-- if you want to disable the behaviour completely --> <context-param> <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.ERROR_HANDLING</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </context-param> <!-- if you are using myfaces + facelets don't forget to do this --> <context-param> <param-name>facelets.DEVELOPMENT</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </context-param> regards Leonardo Uribe