diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/exception/TestException.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/exception/TestException.java
index bb587ae3d..733a93876 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/exception/TestException.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/exception/TestException.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.test.SingleEMFTestCase;
  */
 public class TestException extends SingleEMFTestCase {
     public void setUp() {
-        super.setUp(PObject.class);
+        super.setUp(PObject.class, CLEAR_TABLES);
     }
     
 	/**