diff --git a/CometdGrailsPlugin.groovy b/CometdGrailsPlugin.groovy
index 3f82d3a..ea06aa4 100644
--- a/CometdGrailsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/CometdGrailsPlugin.groovy
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.cometd.bayeux.server.BayeuxServer
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextAttributeExporter
 
 class CometdGrailsPlugin {
-    def version = "0.2.2"
+    def version = "0.2.6"
     def grailsVersion = "1.2.1 > *"
     def dependsOn = [:]
     def pluginExcludes = [
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ CometD and the Bayeux protocol.
     }
 
     def doWithSpring = {
-        bayeux(BayeuxServerImpl, true) { bean ->
+        bayeux(BayeuxServerImpl) { bean ->
+            bean.initMethod = 'start'
             bean.destroyMethod = 'stop'
         }
 
diff --git a/application.properties b/application.properties
index 021ea07..f77662e 100644
--- a/application.properties
+++ b/application.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#Grails Metadata file
-#Tue Oct 19 04:56:43 GMT+01:00 2010
-app.grails.version=1.3.5
-app.name=grails-cometd
-app.servlet.version=2.4
-app.version=0.1
-plugins.functional-test=1.2.7
-plugins.hibernate=1.3.5
-plugins.tomcat=1.3.5
+#Grails Metadata file
+#Fri Jul 05 16:00:34 BRT 2013
+app.grails.version=1.3.7
+app.name=grails-cometd
+app.servlet.version=2.4
+app.version=2.6.0
+plugins.functional-test=1.2.7
+plugins.hibernate=1.3.7
+plugins.tomcat=1.3.7
diff --git a/grails-app/conf/BuildConfig.groovy b/grails-app/conf/BuildConfig.groovy
index 84be2a4..c3a730f 100644
--- a/grails-app/conf/BuildConfig.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/conf/BuildConfig.groovy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ grails.project.dependency.resolution = {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        def cometdVer = '2.0.0'
+        def cometdVer = '2.6.0'
         compile(group: 'org.cometd.java', name: 'cometd-java-server', version: cometdVer) {
             excludes 'servlet-api'
         }