diff --git a/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/ObserverUpdateTest.java b/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/ObserverUpdateTest.java
index ce20eaee6..aed71ece9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/ObserverUpdateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/ObserverUpdateTest.java
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
  */
 public class ObserverUpdateTest {
 
-	public static final String RUNTIME_PATH = "target/strolchRuntime/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String RUNTIME_PATH = "target/observerUpdateStrolchRuntime/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String DB_STORE_PATH_DIR = "dbStore"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	public static final String CONFIG_SRC = "src/test/resources/runtime/config"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String CONFIG_SRC = "src/test/resources/cachedruntime"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	protected static RuntimeMock runtimeMock;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlCachedDaoTest.java b/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlCachedDaoTest.java
index d55057582..69aa2d2f9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlCachedDaoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlCachedDaoTest.java
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 
 public class XmlCachedDaoTest extends AbstractModelTest {
 
-	public static final String RUNTIME_PATH = "target/strolchRuntime/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String RUNTIME_PATH = "target/cachedStrolchRuntime/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String DB_STORE_PATH_DIR = "dbStore"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	public static final String CONFIG_SRC = "src/test/resources/runtime/config"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String CONFIG_SRC = "src/test/resources/cachedruntime"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	private static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:postgresql://localhost/testdb"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private static final String DB_USERNAME = "testuser"; //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlTransactionalDaoTest.java b/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlTransactionalDaoTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0fa14d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/li/strolch/persistence/postgresql/dao/test/XmlTransactionalDaoTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Robert von Burg <eitch@eitchnet.ch>
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package li.strolch.persistence.postgresql.dao.test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import li.strolch.testbase.runtime.AbstractModelTest;
+import li.strolch.testbase.runtime.RuntimeMock;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+
+public class XmlTransactionalDaoTest extends AbstractModelTest {
+
+	public static final String RUNTIME_PATH = "target/transactionalStrolchRuntime/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String DB_STORE_PATH_DIR = "dbStore"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String CONFIG_SRC = "src/test/resources/transactionalruntime"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+	protected static RuntimeMock runtimeMock;
+
+	@Override
+	protected RuntimeMock getRuntimeMock() {
+		return runtimeMock;
+	}
+
+	@BeforeClass
+	public static void beforeClass() throws SQLException {
+
+		XmlCachedDaoTest.dropSchema();
+
+		File rootPath = new File(RUNTIME_PATH);
+		File configSrc = new File(CONFIG_SRC);
+		runtimeMock = new RuntimeMock();
+		runtimeMock.mockRuntime(rootPath, configSrc);
+		new File(rootPath, DB_STORE_PATH_DIR).mkdir();
+		runtimeMock.startContainer(rootPath);
+	}
+
+	@AfterClass
+	public static void afterClass() {
+		runtimeMock.destroyRuntime();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/runtime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml b/src/test/resources/cachedruntime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/resources/runtime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
rename to src/test/resources/cachedruntime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
diff --git a/src/test/resources/transactionalruntime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml b/src/test/resources/transactionalruntime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7248cfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/transactionalruntime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<StrolchConfiguration>
+	<Runtime>
+		<applicationName>StrolchPersistenceTest</applicationName>
+		<Properties>
+			<dataStoreMode>TRANSACTIONAL</dataStoreMode>
+			<verbose>true</verbose>
+		</Properties>
+	</Runtime>
+	<Component>
+		<name>PersistenceHandler</name>
+		<api>li.strolch.persistence.api.PersistenceHandler</api>
+		<impl>li.strolch.persistence.postgresql.PostgreSqlPersistenceHandler</impl>
+		<Properties>
+			<allowSchemaCreation>true</allowSchemaCreation>
+			<allowSchemaDrop>true</allowSchemaDrop>
+			<db.url>jdbc:postgresql://localhost/testdb</db.url>
+			<db.username>testuser</db.username>
+			<db.password>test</db.password>
+		</Properties>
+	</Component>
+	<Component>
+		<name>ObserverHandler</name>
+		<api>li.strolch.runtime.observer.ObserverHandler</api>
+		<impl>li.strolch.runtime.observer.DefaultObserverHandler</impl>
+	</Component>
+</StrolchConfiguration>
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