The following commands fail in Wildfly 10 CLI (worked with Wildfly 8): $JBOSS_HOME/bin/jboss-cli.sh [disconnected /] connect #### preparation [standalone@localhost:9990 /] /system-property=my.sample.property1:add(value=sample-value-1) { "outcome" => "success" } [standalone@localhost:9990 /] /system-property=my.sample.property1:read-resource { "outcome" => "success" , "result" => { "value" => "sample-value-1" } } ##### [standalone@localhost:9990 /] /subsystem=naming/binding=java\:global\/my\/sample\/entry:add(binding-type=simple, type=java.lang. String , value= "${my.sample.property1:entry5- default -value-with-special- char -at-the-end-$}" ) { "outcome" => "failed" , "failure-description" => "WFLYCTL0370: Incomplete expression: ${my.sample.property1:entry5- default -value-with-special- char -at-the-end-$}" , "rolled-back" => true }