diff --git a/openjpa-integration/validation/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/integration/validation/SimpleEntity.java b/openjpa-integration/validation/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/integration/validation/SimpleEntity.java
index 069cb2479..0bda0d5c4 100644
--- a/openjpa-integration/validation/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/integration/validation/SimpleEntity.java
+++ b/openjpa-integration/validation/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/integration/validation/SimpleEntity.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class SimpleEntity implements Serializable {
 
     @Id
     @GeneratedValue
-    @Column(name = "ID")
+    @Column(name = "ID",columnDefinition="")
     private long id;
 
     @Basic
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
index 6df89921d..6b8f92c7b 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         <dbcp.args>MaxActive=${dbcp.maxActive},MaxIdle=${dbcp.maxIdle},MinIdle=${dbcp.minIdle},MaxWait=${dbcp.maxWait}</dbcp.args>
         <derby.locks.waitTimeout>60</derby.locks.waitTimeout>        
         <derby.locks.deadlockTimeout>5</derby.locks.deadlockTimeout>
+        <tests.openjpa.allowfailure>ignore</tests.openjpa.allowfailure>
     </properties>
     <profiles>
 
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@
                             <name>openjpa.ConnectionProperties</name>
                             <value>DriverClassName=${connection.driver.name},Url=${connection.url},Username=${connection.username},Password=${connection.password},${dbcp.args}</value>
                         </property>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>tests.openjpa.allowfailure</name>
+                            <value>${tests.openjpa.allowfailure}</value>
+                        </property>
                     </systemProperties>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
@@ -855,6 +860,10 @@
                             <name>openjpa.ConnectionProperties</name>
                             <value>DriverClassName=${connection.driver.name},Url=${connection.url},Username=${connection.username},Password=${connection.password},${dbcp.args}</value>
                         </property>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>tests.openjpa.allowfailure</name>
+                            <value>${tests.openjpa.allowfailure}</value>
+                        </property>
                     </systemProperties>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/test/PersistenceTestCase.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/test/PersistenceTestCase.java
index 19824303b..70335248e 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/test/PersistenceTestCase.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/test/PersistenceTestCase.java
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public abstract class PersistenceTestCase
     public static final String RETAIN_DATA = "Retain data after test run";
     private boolean retainDataOnTearDown; 
     protected boolean _fresh = false;
+    
+    public static String ALLOW_FAILURE_LOG = "log";
+    public static String ALLOW_FAILURE_IGNORE = "ignore";
+    public static String ALLOW_FAILURE_SYS_PROP= "tests.openjpa.allowfailure";
+    
+    private static String allowFailureConfig = System.getProperty(ALLOW_FAILURE_SYS_PROP, ALLOW_FAILURE_IGNORE);
     /**
      * Marker object you pass to {@link #setUp} to indicate that the
      * database table rows should be cleared.
@@ -469,21 +475,35 @@ public abstract class PersistenceTestCase
      */
     @Override
     public void runBare() throws Throwable {
-        if (!isRunsOnCurrentPlatform())
+        if (!isRunsOnCurrentPlatform()) {
             return;
-        try {
-            super.runBare();
-        } catch (Throwable t) {
-            AllowFailure allowFailure = getAllowFailure();
-            if ( allowFailure != null && allowFailure.value()==true) {
-                System.err.println("*** FAILED (but ignored): " + this);
-                System.err.println("***              Reason : " 
-                    + allowFailure.message());
-                System.err.println("Stacktrace of failure");
-                t.printStackTrace();
-            } else {
-                throw t;
+        }
+        runBare(getAllowFailure());
+    }
+    
+    protected void runBare(AllowFailure allowFailureAnnotation) throws Throwable { 
+        boolean allowFailureValue = allowFailureAnnotation == null ? false : allowFailureAnnotation.value();
+        
+        if(allowFailureValue) { 
+            if(ALLOW_FAILURE_IGNORE.equalsIgnoreCase(allowFailureConfig)){ 
+                return; // skip this test
             }
+            else {
+                try {
+                    super.runBare();
+                } catch (Throwable t) {
+                    if (ALLOW_FAILURE_LOG.equalsIgnoreCase(allowFailureConfig)) {
+                        System.err.println("*** FAILED (but ignored): " + this);
+                        System.err.println("***              Reason : " + allowFailureAnnotation.message());
+                        System.err.println("Stacktrace of failure");
+                        t.printStackTrace();
+                    } else {
+                        throw t;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            super.runBare();
         }
     }