diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/MethodEndpoint.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/MethodEndpoint.java
index bfc02659..cb863f0e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/MethodEndpoint.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/MethodEndpoint.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Represents a bean method that will be invoked as part of an incoming Web service message.
@@ -78,11 +77,30 @@ public final class MethodEndpoint {
      *
      * @param args the arguments
      * @return the invocation result
-     * @throws IllegalAccessException    when there is insufficient access to invoke the method
-     * @throws InvocationTargetException when the method invocation results in an exception
+     * @throws Exception when the method invocation results in an exception
      */
-    public Object invoke(Object[] args) throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
-        return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(this.method, this.bean, args);
+    public Object invoke(Object[] args) throws Exception {
+        try {
+            return this.method.invoke(this.bean, args);
+        }
+        catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
+            handleInvocationTargetException(ex);
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected exception thrown by method - " +
+                    ex.getTargetException().getClass().getName() + ": " + ex.getTargetException().getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void handleInvocationTargetException(InvocationTargetException ex) throws Exception {
+        if (ex.getTargetException() instanceof RuntimeException) {
+            throw (RuntimeException) ex.getTargetException();
+        }
+        if (ex.getTargetException() instanceof Error) {
+            throw (Error) ex.getTargetException();
+        }
+        if (ex.getTargetException() instanceof Exception) {
+            throw (Exception) ex.getTargetException();
+        }
+
     }
 
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessageFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessageFactory.java
index f381a710..1a629c60 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessageFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/axiom/AxiomSoapMessageFactory.java
@@ -238,4 +238,15 @@ public class AxiomSoapMessageFactory implements SoapMessageFactory, Initializing
         }
     }
 
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("AxiomSoapMessageFactory[");
+        if (soapFactory instanceof SOAP11Factory) {
+            buffer.append("SOAP 1.1");
+        }
+        else if (soapFactory instanceof SOAP12Factory) {
+            buffer.append("SOAP 1.2");
+        }
+        buffer.append(']');
+        return buffer.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessageFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessageFactory.java
index de641707..93f3d7ba 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessageFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessageFactory.java
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ public class SaajSoapMessageFactory implements SoapMessageFactory, InitializingB
         this.messageFactory = messageFactory;
     }
 
-    /** Sets the SAAJ <code>MessageFactory</code>. */
-    public void setMessageFactory(MessageFactory messageFactory) {
-        this.messageFactory = messageFactory;
-    }
-
     /** Returns the SAAJ <code>MessageFactory</code> used. */
     public MessageFactory getMessageFactory() {
         return messageFactory;
     }
 
+    /** Sets the SAAJ <code>MessageFactory</code>. */
+    public void setMessageFactory(MessageFactory messageFactory) {
+        this.messageFactory = messageFactory;
+    }
+
     public void setSoapVersion(SoapVersion version) {
         if (SaajUtils.getSaajVersion() >= SaajUtils.SAAJ_13) {
             if (SoapVersion.SOAP_11 == version) {
@@ -115,11 +115,17 @@ public class SaajSoapMessageFactory implements SoapMessageFactory, InitializingB
                 }
                 else {
                     throw new IllegalStateException(
-                            "SaajSoapMessageFactory requires SAAJ 1.1, which was not" + "found on the classpath");
+                            "SaajSoapMessageFactory requires SAAJ 1.1, which was not found on the classpath");
                 }
             }
+            catch (NoSuchMethodError ex) {
+                throw new SoapMessageCreationException(
+                        "Could not create SAAJ MessageFactory. Is the version of the SAAJ specification interfaces [" +
+                                SaajUtils.getSaajVersionString() +
+                                "] the same as the version supported by the application server?", ex);
+            }
             catch (SOAPException ex) {
-                throw new SoapMessageCreationException("Could not create MessageFactory: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+                throw new SoapMessageCreationException("Could not create SAAJ MessageFactory: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
             }
         }
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -158,4 +164,15 @@ public class SaajSoapMessageFactory implements SoapMessageFactory, InitializingB
             throw new SoapMessageCreationException("Could not create message from InputStream: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
         }
     }
+
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("SaajSoapMessageFactory[");
+        buffer.append(SaajUtils.getSaajVersionString());
+        if (SaajUtils.getSaajVersion() >= SaajUtils.SAAJ_13) {
+            buffer.append(',');
+            buffer.append(messageFactoryProtocol);
+        }
+        buffer.append(']');
+        return buffer.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/support/SaajUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/support/SaajUtils.java
index fe6d6586..4b78191e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/support/SaajUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/support/SaajUtils.java
@@ -103,6 +103,28 @@ public abstract class SaajUtils {
         return saajVersion;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the SAAJ version as a String. The returned string will be "<code>SAAJ 1.3</code>",
+     * "<code>SAAJ 1.2</code>", or "<code>SAAJ 1.1</code>".
+     *
+     * @return a string representation of the SAAJ version
+     * @see #getSaajVersion()
+     */
+    public static String getSaajVersionString() {
+        if (saajVersion >= SaajUtils.SAAJ_13) {
+            return "SAAJ 1.3";
+        }
+        else if (saajVersion == SaajUtils.SAAJ_12) {
+            return "SAAJ 1.2";
+        }
+        else if (saajVersion == SaajUtils.SAAJ_11) {
+            return "SAAJ 1.1";
+        }
+        else {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Converts a <code>javax.xml.namespace.QName</code> to a <code>javax.xml.soap.Name</code>. A
      * <code>SOAPElement</code> is required to create the name.