diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/conf/JDBCConfigurationImpl.java b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/conf/JDBCConfigurationImpl.java
index a3b5afacb..ff6768f54 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/conf/JDBCConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/conf/JDBCConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -755,7 +755,8 @@ public class JDBCConfigurationImpl
     public Object getConnectionFactory2() {
         // override to configure data source
         if (dataSource2 == null) {
-            DataSource ds = (DataSource) connectionFactory2.get();
+            // superclass will lookup from JNDI. 
+            DataSource ds = (DataSource) super.getConnectionFactory2();
             if (ds == null) {
                 // the driver name is always required, so if not specified,
                 // then no connection factory 2