diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean.java
index 08de29a2c..481199cc1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean implements FactoryBean, InitializingBean {
 
-	
-
 	private PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager;
 
 	private ProxyFactory proxyFactory;
@@ -103,6 +101,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean implements FactoryBean, I
 		proxyFactory = new ProxyFactory();
 		TransactionInterceptor advice = new TransactionInterceptor(transactionManager, PropertiesConverter
 				.stringToProperties("create*=PROPAGATION_REQUIRES_NEW," + isolationLevelForCreate
+						+ "\ngetLastJobExecution*=PROPAGATION_REQUIRES_NEW," + isolationLevelForCreate
 						+ "\n*=PROPAGATION_REQUIRED"));
 		DefaultPointcutAdvisor advisor = new DefaultPointcutAdvisor(advice);
 		NameMatchMethodPointcut pointcut = new NameMatchMethodPointcut();
@@ -113,23 +112,23 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobRepositoryFactoryBean implements FactoryBean, I
 		proxyFactory.addInterface(JobRepository.class);
 		proxyFactory.setTarget(getTarget());
 	}
-	
+
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		Assert.notNull(transactionManager, "TransactionManager must not be null.");
-		
-		initializeProxy();
+
+		initializeProxy();
 	}
 
 	private Object getTarget() throws Exception {
 		return new SimpleJobRepository(createJobInstanceDao(), createJobExecutionDao(), createStepExecutionDao(),
 				createExecutionContextDao());
 	}
-	
+
 	public Object getObject() throws Exception {
-		if (proxyFactory==null) {
+		if (proxyFactory == null) {
 			afterPropertiesSet();
-		}
-		return proxyFactory.getProxy();
+		}
+		return proxyFactory.getProxy();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/launch/RemoteLauncherTests.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/launch/RemoteLauncherTests.java
index 53fbdee47..c901b12fb 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/launch/RemoteLauncherTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/launch/RemoteLauncherTests.java
@@ -83,6 +83,31 @@ public class RemoteLauncherTests {
 		assertTrue(launcher.getJobNames().contains("loopJob"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testPauseJob() throws Exception {
+		final int SLEEP_INTERVAL = 500;
+		assertTrue(isConnected());
+		assertTrue(launcher.getJobNames().contains("loopJob"));
+		long executionId = launcher.start("loopJob", "");
+
+		// sleep long enough to avoid race conditions (serializable tx isolation
+		// doesn't work with HSQL)
+		Thread.sleep(SLEEP_INTERVAL);
+		launcher.pause(executionId);
+
+		Thread.sleep(SLEEP_INTERVAL);
+		long resumedId = launcher.resume(executionId);
+		assertEquals("Picked up the same execution after pause and resume", executionId, resumedId);
+	
+//		launcher.pause(executionId);
+//		Thread.sleep(SLEEP_INTERVAL);
+//		long resumeId2 = launcher.resume(executionId);
+//		assertEquals("Picked up the same execution after pause and resume", executionId, resumeId2);
+		
+		launcher.stop(executionId);
+
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 *