diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/DeployInherit.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/DeployInherit.java
index ce6bc1853..749d597f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/DeployInherit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/DeployInherit.java
@@ -123,13 +123,14 @@ public class DeployInherit {
       info.setColumnDefn(da.columnDefinition());
     }
 
-    DiscriminatorValue dv = AnnotationUtil.findAnnotation(cls, DiscriminatorValue.class); // do not search recursive
-    if (dv != null) {
-      info.setDiscriminatorValue(dv.value());
-    } else {
-      info.setDiscriminatorValue(cls.getSimpleName());
+    if (!info.isAbstract()) {
+      DiscriminatorValue dv = AnnotationUtil.findAnnotation(cls, DiscriminatorValue.class); // do not search recursive
+      if (dv != null) {
+        info.setDiscriminatorValue(dv.value());
+      } else {
+        info.setDiscriminatorValue(cls.getSimpleName());
+      }
     }
-
     return info;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/AbstractBaseBlock.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/AbstractBaseBlock.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..334752405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/AbstractBaseBlock.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package org.tests.inheritance.abstrakt;
+
+import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorColumn;
+import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorType;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Inheritance;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+import javax.persistence.Version;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "block")
+@Inheritance
+@DiscriminatorColumn(name = "case_type", discriminatorType = DiscriminatorType.INTEGER)
+public abstract class AbstractBaseBlock {
+
+  @Id
+  long id;
+
+  String name;
+
+  @Version
+  long version;
+
+  public long getId() {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  public void setId(long id) {
+    this.id = id;
+  }
+
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  public void setName(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  public long getVersion() {
+    return version;
+  }
+
+  public void setVersion(long version) {
+    this.version = version;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/Block.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/Block.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea0297de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/Block.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.tests.inheritance.abstrakt;
+
+import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorValue;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+
+@Entity
+@DiscriminatorValue(value = "2")
+public class Block extends AbstractBaseBlock {
+
+  String notes;
+
+  public String getNotes() {
+    return notes;
+  }
+
+  public void setNotes(String notes) {
+    this.notes = notes;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/TestInheritanceNum.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/TestInheritanceNum.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42f36d263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/inheritance/abstrakt/TestInheritanceNum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.tests.inheritance.abstrakt;
+
+import io.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import io.ebean.Ebean;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class TestInheritanceNum extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  @Test
+  public void basicIUD() {
+
+    Block block = new Block();
+    block.setName("ibe");
+    block.setNotes("try it");
+
+    Ebean.save(block);
+  }
+}