diff --git a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/migration/ERXJDBCMigrationLock.java b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/migration/ERXJDBCMigrationLock.java
index 57bc3da9520..5d3cfae3d12 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/migration/ERXJDBCMigrationLock.java
+++ b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/migration/ERXJDBCMigrationLock.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public boolean _tryLock(EOAdaptorChannel channel, EOModel model, String lockOwne
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
 			channel.adaptorContext().rollbackTransaction();
+			channel.adaptorContext().beginTransaction();
 			String createTableStatement = dbUpdaterCreateStatement(model, adaptor);
 			if (createTableIfMissing) {
 				try {