hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · HibernateException

could not determine transaction status in beforeCompletion()

Error message

could not determine transaction status in beforeCompletion()

What it means

Error "could not determine transaction status in beforeCompletion()" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/StatelessSessionImpl.java:1800

	public TransactionCompletionCallbacks getTransactionCompletionCallbacks() {
		return transactionCompletionCallbacks;
	}

	@Override
	public void flushBeforeTransactionCompletion() {
		if ( shouldFlushBeforeCompletion() ) {
			managedFlush();
		}
	}

	private boolean shouldFlushBeforeCompletion() {
		try {
			return !isClosed()
				&& !isFlushModeNever()
				&& !isRollback( getJtaPlatform().getCurrentStatus() );
		}
		catch ( SystemException se ) {
			throw new HibernateException( "could not determine transaction status in beforeCompletion()", se );
		}
	}

	private JtaPlatform getJtaPlatform() {
		return getFactory().getServiceRegistry().requireService( JtaPlatform.class );
	}

	private LockMode getNullSafeLockMode(LockMode lockMode) {
		return lockMode == null ? LockMode.NONE : lockMode;
	}

	protected Object lockCacheItem(Object id, Object previousVersion, EntityPersister persister) {
		return writingToCache( persister, cache -> {
			final Object cacheKey = cache.generateCacheKey(
					id,
					persister,
					getFactory(),
					getTenantIdentifier()

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Ensure the transaction is still active in beforeCompletion(); avoid completing/rolling back the transaction before synchronization callbacks run.
2. Check transaction status via Transaction.getStatus() before operations in afterBegin/beforeCompletion.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/StatelessSessionImpl.java:1800 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a8e840b86ba0093e. Report an issue: GitHub.