diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-locking/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/lockmgr/TestPessimisticLocks.java b/openjpa-persistence-locking/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/lockmgr/TestPessimisticLocks.java
index a46c13971..061cb3df1 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-locking/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/lockmgr/TestPessimisticLocks.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-locking/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/lockmgr/TestPessimisticLocks.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class TestPessimisticLocks extends SQLListenerTestCase {
         em.persist(e1);
         em.persist(e2);
         em.getTransaction().commit();
+        em.close();
     }
 
     /*