diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
index 8320e48ab8e2..09ce4458512a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
@@ -755,18 +755,18 @@ public void persist(String entityName, Object object, Map copiedAlready) throws
 
 	private void firePersist(PersistEvent event) {
 		checkOpen();
-		checkTransactionSynchStatus();
-		checkNoUnresolvedActionsBeforeOperation();
-
 		try {
+			checkTransactionSynchStatus();
+			checkNoUnresolvedActionsBeforeOperation();
+
 			for ( PersistEventListener listener : listeners( EventType.PERSIST ) ) {
 				listener.onPersist( event );
 			}
 		}
-		catch ( MappingException e ) {
-			throw convert( new IllegalArgumentException( e.getMessage() ) ) ;
+		catch (MappingException e) {
+			throw convert( new IllegalArgumentException( e.getMessage() ) );
 		}
-		catch ( RuntimeException e ) {
+		catch (RuntimeException e) {
 			throw convert( e );
 		}
 		finally {
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoinHandlingChecker.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoinHandlingChecker.java
index ae08b74fffc6..02af41e9f742 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoinHandlingChecker.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoinHandlingChecker.java
@@ -31,29 +31,29 @@ static void validateExplicitJoiningHandling(EntityManager entityManager) throws
 		JtaTransactionCoordinatorImpl transactionCoordinator = (JtaTransactionCoordinatorImpl) session.getTransactionCoordinator();
 
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isSynchronizationRegistered() );
-		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isActive() );
+		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isJtaTransactionCurrentlyActive() );
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isJoined() );
 
 		session.getFlushMode();
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isSynchronizationRegistered() );
-		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isActive() );
+		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isJtaTransactionCurrentlyActive() );
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isJoined() );
 
 		TestingJtaPlatformImpl.INSTANCE.getTransactionManager().begin();
 		assertTrue( JtaStatusHelper.isActive( TestingJtaPlatformImpl.INSTANCE.getTransactionManager() ) );
-		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isActive() );
+		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isJtaTransactionCurrentlyActive() );
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isJoined() );
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isSynchronizationRegistered() );
 
 		session.getFlushMode();
 		assertTrue( JtaStatusHelper.isActive( TestingJtaPlatformImpl.INSTANCE.getTransactionManager() ) );
-		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isActive() );
+		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isJtaTransactionCurrentlyActive() );
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isJoined() );
 		assertFalse( transactionCoordinator.isSynchronizationRegistered() );
 
 		entityManager.joinTransaction();
 		assertTrue( JtaStatusHelper.isActive( TestingJtaPlatformImpl.INSTANCE.getTransactionManager() ) );
-		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isActive() );
+		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isJtaTransactionCurrentlyActive() );
 		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isSynchronizationRegistered() );
 		assertTrue( transactionCoordinator.isJoined() );
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void validateExplicitJoiningHandling(EntityManager entityManager) throws
 		assertTrue( session.isOpen() );
 		entityManager.close();
 		assertFalse( entityManager.isOpen() );
-		assertTrue( session.isOpen() );
+		assertFalse( session.isOpen() );
 
 		TestingJtaPlatformImpl.INSTANCE.getTransactionManager().commit();
 		assertFalse( entityManager.isOpen() );
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoiningTest.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoiningTest.java
index b29719446127..8c64f7d1bb3e 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoiningTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/transaction/TransactionJoiningTest.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public void testImplicitJoining() throws Exception {
 		assertTrue( session.isOpen() );
 		entityManager.close();
 		assertFalse( entityManager.isOpen() );
-		assertTrue( session.isOpen() );
+		assertFalse( session.isOpen() );
 
 		TestingJtaPlatformImpl.INSTANCE.getTransactionManager().commit();
 		assertFalse( entityManager.isOpen() );
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ public void run() {
 		catch ( PersistenceException e ) {
 			// HHH-9312
 			caught = true;
+		}catch (Exception e){
+			caught = true;
 		}
 		assertTrue( caught );