diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
index ff887d038..65bdfff4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
   /**
    * The behaviour used when ending a read only transaction at read committed isolation level.
    */
-  protected OnQueryOnly onQueryOnly = OnQueryOnly.ROLLBACK;
+  protected OnQueryOnly onQueryOnly = OnQueryOnly.COMMIT;
 
   /**
    * The open quote used by quoted identifiers.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java
index 147839461..51824492e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionManager.java
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public class TransactionManager implements SpiTransactionManager {
     }
 
     // default to rollback if not defined on the platform
-    return dbPlatformOnQueryOnly == null ? OnQueryOnly.ROLLBACK : dbPlatformOnQueryOnly;
+    return dbPlatformOnQueryOnly == null ? OnQueryOnly.COMMIT : dbPlatformOnQueryOnly;
   }
 
   public String getServerName() {