Execute this code one time in your application: if (EnvUtils.isMyFaces()) { Application application = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getApplication(); application.subscribeToEvent(PreRenderComponentEvent.class, null, new FileEntryFormSubmit()); PhaseListener phaseListener = new FileEntryPhaseListener(); LifecycleFactory lifecycleFactory = (LifecycleFactory) FactoryFinder.getFactory(FactoryFinder.LIFECYCLE_FACTORY); for (Iterator<String> ids = lifecycleFactory.getLifecycleIds(); ids.hasNext();) { Lifecycle lifecycle = lifecycleFactory.getLifecycle(ids.next()); // Remove all other PhaseListeners, and re-add them after // FileEntryPhaseListener, since they'll likely rely on it having // setup a valid environment for JSF. Eg: WindowScopeManager. // This also allows FileEntryPhaseListener to add FacesMessages // for FileEntry components with immediate=false in PreRender // before the core FacesMessagesPhaseListener works in PreRender. PhaseListener[] phaseListeners = lifecycle.getPhaseListeners(); for (PhaseListener otherPhaseListener : phaseListeners) { lifecycle.removePhaseListener(otherPhaseListener); } lifecycle.addPhaseListener(phaseListener); for (PhaseListener otherPhaseListener : phaseListeners) { lifecycle.addPhaseListener(otherPhaseListener); } } }