diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/TransactionAwareProxyFactory.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/TransactionAwareProxyFactory.java
index 35da256b1..8901424e5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/TransactionAwareProxyFactory.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/TransactionAwareProxyFactory.java
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public class TransactionAwareProxyFactory<T> {
 
 	private TransactionAwareProxyFactory(T target, boolean appendOnly) {
 		super();
-		this.appendOnly = appendOnly;
 		this.target = begin(target);
+		this.appendOnly = appendOnly;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class TransactionAwareProxyFactory<T> {
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	protected synchronized void commit(T copy, T target) {
-		// Unfortunately in Java 5 this method has to synchronized
+		// Unfortunately in Java 5 this method has to be synchronized
 		// (works OK without in Java 6).
 		if (target instanceof Collection) {
 			if (!appendOnly) {
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/ConcurrentTransactionAwareProxyTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/ConcurrentTransactionAwareProxyTests.java
index 68f9676f2..94278a9d9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/ConcurrentTransactionAwareProxyTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/support/transaction/ConcurrentTransactionAwareProxyTests.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class ConcurrentTransactionAwareProxyTests {
 
 	int outerMax = 10;
 
-	int innerMax = 10;
+	int innerMax = 15;
 
 	private ExecutorService executor;