There are several (Seaside related) problems with your code: This instantiates a new component every-time the page is refreshed. You have to initialize the component outside the rendering method, for example when assigning the model to your component: VeComponent>>model: aModel model := aModel. component := aModel asComponent addValidatedForm; yourself VeComponent>>renderContentOn: html html render: component. html submitButton callback: [self answer: someValue]; text: 'Done' Furthermore you have to answer the component as a child: VeComponent>>children ^ Array with: component Initialize your component so that it passes the answer event to the outer component: component := aModel asComponent addValidatedForm; onAnswer: [ :value | self answer: value ]; yourself That's the standard if no answer handler is defined. Also note that a task runs as a loop. So when the go method finishes, it is automatically restarted. Cheers, Lukas -- Lukas Renggli http://www.lukas-renggli.ch