Index: src/main/org/codehaus/xfire/castor/CastorTypeCreator.java
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--- src/main/org/codehaus/xfire/castor/CastorTypeCreator.java	(revision 1315)
+++ src/main/org/codehaus/xfire/castor/CastorTypeCreator.java	(working copy)
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
         {
             if (mappingFile != null && mappingFile.length() > 0)
             {
-                mapping.loadMapping(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource(mappingFile));
+                mapping = new Mapping();
+                mapping.loadMapping(ClassLoaderUtils.getResource(mappingFile,
+                                                                 CastorTypeCreator.class));
             }
         }
         catch (IOException e)