diff --git a/components/sql/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/sql/utils/WithHsqlDB.scala b/components/sql/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/sql/utils/WithHsqlDB.scala
index aacbc5e760c..a6f9933fb45 100644
--- a/components/sql/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/sql/utils/WithHsqlDB.scala
+++ b/components/sql/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/sql/utils/WithHsqlDB.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ trait WithHsqlDB {
 
   private val driverClassName = "org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver"
   private val username        = "SA"
-  private val url             = s"jdbc:hsqldb:mem:$dbName"
+  private val url             = s"jdbc:hsqldb:mem:$dbName;hsqldb.tx=mvcc"
   private val password        = ""
 
   val hsqlConfigValues: Map[String, String] = Map(
diff --git a/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/test/base/db/DbTesting.scala b/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/test/base/db/DbTesting.scala
index fbc1af4f450..9249d2520ce 100644
--- a/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/test/base/db/DbTesting.scala
+++ b/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/test/base/db/DbTesting.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ trait WithTestHsqlDb extends WithTestDb {
       "db" -> Map(
         "user"     -> "SA",
         "password" -> "",
-        "url"      -> "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:esp;sql.syntax_ora=true",
+        "url"      -> "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:esp;sql.syntax_ora=true;hsqldb.tx=mvcc",
         "driver"   -> "org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver"
       ).asJava
     ).asJava
diff --git a/engine/flink/management/periodic/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/management/periodic/PeriodicProcessServiceIntegrationTest.scala b/engine/flink/management/periodic/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/management/periodic/PeriodicProcessServiceIntegrationTest.scala
index e4e0071ef81..f7dbbb873bd 100644
--- a/engine/flink/management/periodic/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/management/periodic/PeriodicProcessServiceIntegrationTest.scala
+++ b/engine/flink/management/periodic/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/management/periodic/PeriodicProcessServiceIntegrationTest.scala
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class PeriodicProcessServiceIntegrationTest
 
     val hsqlConfig = ConfigFactory.parseMap(
       Map(
-        "url"      -> s"jdbc:hsqldb:mem:periodic-${UUID.randomUUID().toString};sql.syntax_ora=true",
+        "url"      -> s"jdbc:hsqldb:mem:periodic-${UUID.randomUUID().toString};sql.syntax_ora=true;hsqldb.tx=mvcc",
         "user"     -> "SA",
         "password" -> ""
       ).asJava