diff --git a/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties b/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
index bf758b86ff..b8877ba2cb 100644
--- a/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
+++ b/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ create-state=INSERT INTO %s (ID) VALUES (%s)
 try-acquire-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_ID = ?, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE (HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME IS NULL OR (HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME < CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AND ? > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)) AND ID = %s
 try-release-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_ID = NULL, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = NULL WHERE HOLDER_ID = ? AND ID = %s
 is-locked=SELECT HOLDER_ID, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM %s WHERE ID = %s
-renew-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE HOLDER_ID = ? AND HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME IS NOT NULL AND ? > HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME AND ? > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AND ID = %s
+renew-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE HOLDER_ID = ? AND HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME IS NOT NULL AND ? >= HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME AND ? > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AND ID = %s
 current-timestamp=SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM %s
 write-state=UPDATE %s SET STATE = ? WHERE ID = %s
 read-state=SELECT STATE FROM %s WHERE ID = %s