diff --git a/drivers/jdbc-driver/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sqldelight/sqlite/driver/JdbcDriver.kt b/drivers/jdbc-driver/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sqldelight/sqlite/driver/JdbcDriver.kt
index ef3f8535860..411b013551b 100644
--- a/drivers/jdbc-driver/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sqldelight/sqlite/driver/JdbcDriver.kt
+++ b/drivers/jdbc-driver/src/main/kotlin/com/squareup/sqldelight/sqlite/driver/JdbcDriver.kt
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ abstract class JdbcDriver : SqlDriver, ConnectionManager {
   }
 
   override fun Connection.beginTransaction() {
+    check(autoCommit) {
+      """
+      Expected autoCommit to be true by default. For compatibility with SQLDelight make sure it is
+      set to true when returning a connection from [JdbcDriver.getConnection()]
+      """.trimIndent()
+    }
     autoCommit = false
   }