diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/TransactionContext.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/TransactionContext.java
index 001e11c70b..158be0e8df 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/TransactionContext.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/TransactionContext.java
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ public class TransactionContext implements XAResource {
             throw e;
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             throw JMSExceptionSupport.create(e);
+        } finally {
+            synchornizations = null;
         }
     }
 
@@ -172,8 +174,6 @@ public class TransactionContext implements XAResource {
             throw e;
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             throw JMSExceptionSupport.create(e);
-        } finally {
-        	synchornizations = null;
         }
     }