diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/transaction/TestBeginTransactionWithExisting.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/transaction/TestBeginTransactionWithExisting.java
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+package com.avaje.tests.transaction;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
+import com.avaje.ebean.Transaction;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
+
+public class TestBeginTransactionWithExisting extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  @Test(expected = PersistenceException.class)
+  public void test() {
+
+    Transaction txn = Ebean.beginTransaction();
+    try {
+
+      Ebean.beginTransaction();
+
+    } finally {
+      txn.end();
+    }
+  }
+}