hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · TransactionManagementException

Execution of action caused managed transaction to be complet

Error message

Execution of action caused managed transaction to be completed

What it means

Error "Execution of action caused managed transaction to be completed" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/TransactionManagement.java:56

			throw exception;
		}
	}

	private static void rollback(Transaction transaction, RuntimeException exception) {
		// an error happened in the action or during commit()
		if ( transaction.isActive() ) {
			try {
				transaction.rollback();
			}
			catch ( RuntimeException e ) {
				exception.addSuppressed( e );
			}
		}
	}

	private static void commit(Transaction transaction) {
		if ( !transaction.isActive() ) {
			throw new TransactionManagementException(
					"Execution of action caused managed transaction to be completed" );
		}
		// The action completed without throwing an exception,
		// so we attempt to commit the transaction, allowing
		// any RollbackException to propagate. Note that when
		// we get here we know that the transaction is active
		transaction.commit();
	}

}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Do not complete (commit/rollback) the container-managed transaction inside the action; let the container manage it.
2. Remove explicit commit/rollback calls when using JTA managed transactions.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/TransactionManagement.java:56 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/6038410dae3d820e. Report an issue: GitHub.