hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · IllegalStateException

Can't reactivate an active registry

Error message

Can't reactivate an active registry

What it means

resetAndReactivate() is an @Internal method that lets a stopped StandardServiceRegistry be revived for experimentation with GraalVM/Quarkus-style boot. It refuses to run while the registry is still active - reactivating live service state would corrupt it - so isActive() == true yields IllegalStateException before any state is touched.

Solutions

1. Ensure the registry is fully stopped (destroy()) before resetAndReactivate(), and investigate why the prior shutdown did not happen
2. Prefer building a fresh StandardServiceRegistry per restart instead of reactivating the old one
3. Do not call @Internal APIs from application code; upgrade the framework (Quarkus/Hibernate) where restart sequencing is fixed

// Only reactivate a registry that is actually stopped
if (registry.isActive()) {
    registry.destroy(); // or skip reactivation entirely and build a fresh registry
}
registry.resetAndReactivate(boot, initiators, provided, config);

try {
    registry.resetAndReactivate(...);
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
    if (e.getMessage().contains("reactivate an active registry")) {
        // previous shutdown never completed: fall back to a freshly built registry
    }
    throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Framework boot code (Quarkus dev-mode restarts, native-image bootstraps, custom restart logic) calling resetAndReactivate() without a prior successful stop/destroy of the registry - typically because an earlier shutdown failed, was skipped, or raced with the restart.

Common situations: Quarkus dev-mode/hot-reload restart sequences; custom bootstraps that reuse one registry across restarts; exceptions during a previous close leaving the registry marked active.

Related errors

• Bootstrap registry should only contain provided services
• Could not resolve ServiceRegistry
• No child ServiceRegistry registrations found
• Should not register strategies during shutdown
• The ClassLoaderService cannot be reused (this instance was…

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a5a6c13f67a943d7. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/registry/internal/StandardServiceRegistryImpl.java:121

		}
		catch (RuntimeException e) {
			visitServiceBindings( binding -> binding.getLifecycleOwner().stopService( binding ) );
			throw e;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Not intended for general use. We need the ability to stop and "reactivate" a registry
	 * to allow experimentation with technologies such as GraalVM, Quarkus and Cri-O.
	 */
	@Internal
	public synchronized void resetAndReactivate(
			BootstrapServiceRegistry bootstrapServiceRegistry,
			List<StandardServiceInitiator<?>> serviceInitiators,
			List<ProvidedService<?>> providedServices,
			Map<?, ?> configurationValues) {
		if ( super.isActive() ) {
			throw new IllegalStateException( "Can't reactivate an active registry" );
		}
		super.resetParent( bootstrapServiceRegistry );
		this.configurationValues = new HashMap( configurationValues );
		super.reactivate();
		applyServiceRegistrations( serviceInitiators, providedServices );
	}


	@Override
	public synchronized <R extends Service> R initiateService(ServiceInitiator<R> serviceInitiator) {
		// todo : add check/error for unexpected initiator types?
		return ( (StandardServiceInitiator<R>) serviceInitiator ).initiateService( configurationValues, this );
	}

	@Override
	public synchronized <R extends Service> void configureService(ServiceBinding<R> serviceBinding) {
		if ( serviceBinding.getService() instanceof Configurable configurable ) {
			configurable.configure( configurationValues );

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