diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Locking/LockTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Locking/LockTest.php
index c5316f769..6917e7252 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Locking/LockTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Locking/LockTest.php
@@ -125,7 +125,13 @@ class LockTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase {
         $this->_em->flush();
 
         $this->_em->beginTransaction();
-        $this->_em->lock($article, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_WRITE);
+        try {
+            $this->_em->lock($article, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_WRITE);
+            $this->_em->commit();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->_em->rollback();
+            throw $e;
+        }
 
         $query = array_pop( $this->_sqlLoggerStack->queries );
         $this->assertContains($writeLockSql, $query['sql']);
@@ -149,7 +155,13 @@ class LockTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase {
         $this->_em->flush();
 
         $this->_em->beginTransaction();
-        $this->_em->lock($article, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_READ);
+        try {
+            $this->_em->lock($article, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_READ);
+            $this->_em->commit();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->_em->rollback();
+            throw $e;
+        }
 
         $query = array_pop( $this->_sqlLoggerStack->queries );
         $this->assertContains($readLockSql, $query['sql']);
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC144Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC144Test.php
index 9b493e7da..82a2e314c 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC144Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC144Test.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class DDC144Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
 {
     protected function setUp() {
         parent::setUp();
-        
         //$this->_em->getConnection()->getConfiguration()->setSQLLogger(new \Doctrine\DBAL\Logging\EchoSQLLogger);
         
         $this->_schemaTool->createSchema(array(
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC353Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC353Test.php
index 5091cd44c..40f4ca298 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC353Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC353Test.php
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ class DDC353Test extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
     protected function setUp()
     {
         parent::setUp();
-
         try {
             $this->_schemaTool->createSchema(array(
                 $this->_em->getClassMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\DDC353File'),
                 $this->_em->getClassMetadata(__NAMESPACE__ . '\DDC353Picture'),
             ));
-        } catch(\Exception $e) {
-            
-        }
+        } catch(\Exception $ignored) {}
     }
 
     public function testWorkingCase()