diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
index 5ce7efc6a1..97374bd5e0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/action/RunningActionRestApiTest.java
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ public class RunningActionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         
         
         // Remove one, check it goes
+        UserTransaction txn = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+        txn.begin();
         actionTrackingService.recordActionComplete(rd);
+        txn.commit();
         has1 = false;
         has2 = false;
         has3 = false;
@@ -509,7 +512,10 @@ public class RunningActionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
        
        
        // Remove one, check it goes
+       UserTransaction txn = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+       txn.begin();
        actionTrackingService.recordActionComplete(rd);
+       txn.commit();
        has1 = false;
        has2 = false;
        has3 = false;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
index 30e1874e58..31493d0672 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
@@ -259,10 +259,13 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
                 
         
         // Set start times and statuses on these other two
+        UserTransaction txn = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+        txn.begin();
         rd = replicationService.loadReplicationDefinition("Test2");
         actionTrackingService.recordActionExecuting(rd);
         actionTrackingService.recordActionComplete(rd);
         String startedAt2 = ISO8601DateFormat.format(rd.getExecutionStartDate());
+        txn.commit();
         
         
         // Try the different sorts
@@ -790,7 +793,10 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
 
         
         // These show up again when no longer running
+        txn = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+        txn.begin();
         actionTrackingService.recordActionComplete(rd);
+        txn.commit();
         response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_DEFINITION + "Test3"), 200);
         assertEquals(Status.STATUS_OK, response.getStatus());