diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractTransactionalResourceItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractTransactionalResourceItemWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f806f8158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/AbstractTransactionalResourceItemWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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 org.springframework.batch.item.database;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ClearFailedException;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.FlushFailedException;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter;
+import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatContext;
+import org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatSynchronizationManager;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Stores items in transactional resource and flushes aggressively in case of
+ * failure. This is useful for batch update writers which need to identify the
+ * failed item after failed flush.
+ * 
+ * @see BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter
+ * @see HibernateAwareItemWriter
+ * 
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Robert Kasanicky
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractTransactionalResourceItemWriter implements ItemWriter {
+
+	private Set failed = new HashSet();
+
+	/**
+	 * Flushing delegated to subclass surrounded by binding and unbinding of
+	 * transactional resources.
+	 * 
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#flush()
+	 */
+	public void flush() throws FlushFailedException {
+		bindTransactionResources();
+		try {
+			doFlush();
+		}
+		catch (RuntimeException e) {
+			synchronized (failed) {
+				failed.addAll(getProcessed());
+			}
+			// This used to contain a call to onError, however, I think this
+			// should be handled within the step.
+			throw e;
+		}
+		finally {
+			unbindTransactionResources();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delegate to subclass to actually do the writing, but flushes aggressively
+	 * if the item was previously part of a failed chunk.
+	 * 
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * 
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.io.OutputSource#write(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	public void write(Object output) throws Exception {
+		bindTransactionResources();
+		getProcessed().add(output);
+		doWrite(output);
+		flushIfNecessary(output);
+	}
+
+	private void flushIfNecessary(Object output) {
+		boolean flush;
+		synchronized (failed) {
+			flush = failed.contains(output);
+		}
+		if (flush) {
+			// Force early completion to commit aggressively if we encounter a
+			// failed item (from a failed chunk but we don't know which one was
+			// the problem).
+			RepeatSynchronizationManager.setCompleteOnly();
+			// Flush now, so that if there is a failure this record can be
+			// skipped.
+			flush();
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delegate to subclass and unbind transactional resources, effectively
+	 * clearing the item buffer.
+	 */
+	public void clear() throws ClearFailedException {
+		try {
+			doClear();
+		}
+		finally {
+			unbindTransactionResources();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Callback method of {@link #flush()}.
+	 */
+	protected abstract void doFlush() throws FlushFailedException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Callback method of {@link #clear()}.
+	 */
+	protected abstract void doClear() throws ClearFailedException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Callback method of {@link #write(Object)}.
+	 */
+	protected abstract void doWrite(Object output) throws Exception;
+
+	/**
+	 * @return Key for items processed in the current transaction
+	 * {@link RepeatContext}.
+	 */
+	protected abstract String getResourceKey();
+
+	/**
+	 * Set up the {@link RepeatContext} as a transaction resource.
+	 * 
+	 * @param context the context to set
+	 */
+	private void bindTransactionResources() {
+		if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(getResourceKey())) {
+			return;
+		}
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(getResourceKey(), new HashSet());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove the transaction resource associated with this context.
+	 */
+	private void unbindTransactionResources() {
+		if (!TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(getResourceKey())) {
+			return;
+		}
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(getResourceKey());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Accessor for the list of processed items in this transaction.
+	 * 
+	 * @return the processed
+	 */
+	protected Set getProcessed() {
+		Assert.state(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(getResourceKey()),
+				"Processed items not bound to transaction.");
+		Set processed = (Set) TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(getResourceKey());
+		return processed;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.java
index 8a1a759ef..8fc7179e3 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.java
@@ -17,21 +17,16 @@ package org.springframework.batch.item.database;
 
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ClearFailedException;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.FlushFailedException;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.PreparedStatementCallback;
-import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -59,14 +54,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter implements ItemWriter, InitializingBean {
+public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter extends AbstractTransactionalResourceItemWriter implements InitializingBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Key for items processed in the current transaction {@link RepeatContext}.
 	 */
-	protected static final String ITEMS_PROCESSED = BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.class.getName() + ".ITEMS_PROCESSED";
-
-	private Set failed = new HashSet();
+	private static final String ITEMS_PROCESSED = BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.class.getName() + ".ITEMS_PROCESSED";
 
 	private JdbcOperations jdbcTemplate;
 
@@ -112,129 +105,38 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter implements ItemWriter, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Buffer the item in a transaction resource, but flush aggressively if the
-	 * item was previously part of a failed chunk.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.io.OutputSource#write(java.lang.Object)
+	 * Create and execute batch prepared statement.
 	 */
-	public void write(Object output) throws Exception {
-		bindTransactionResources();
-		getProcessed().add(output);
-		flushIfNecessary(output);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Accessor for the list of processed items in this transaction.
-	 * 
-	 * @return the processed
-	 */
-	private Set getProcessed() {
-		Set processed = (Set) TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED);
-		if (processed == null) {
-			processed = Collections.EMPTY_SET;
-		}
-		return processed;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set up the {@link RepeatContext} as a transaction resource.
-	 * 
-	 * @param context the context to set
-	 */
-	private void bindTransactionResources() {
-		if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED)) {
-			return;
-		}
-		TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED, new HashSet());
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Remove the transaction resource associated with this context.
-	 */
-	private void unbindTransactionResources() {
-		if (!TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED)) {
-			return;
-		}
-		TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Accessor for the context property.
-	 * 
-	 * @param output
-	 * 
-	 * @return the context
-	 */
-	private void flushIfNecessary(Object output) throws Exception {
-		boolean flush;
-		synchronized (failed) {
-			flush = failed.contains(output);
-		}
-		if (flush) {
-			RepeatContext context = RepeatSynchronizationManager.getContext();
-			// Force early completion to commit aggressively if we encounter a
-			// failed item (from a failed chunk but we don't know which one was
-			// the problem).
-			context.setCompleteOnly();
-			// Flush now, so that if there is a failure this record can be
-			// skipped.
-			doFlush();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Flush the hibernate session from within a repeat context.
-	 */
-	private void doFlush() {
+	protected void doFlush() {
 		final Set processed = getProcessed();
-		try {
-			if (!processed.isEmpty()) {
-				jdbcTemplate.execute(sql, new PreparedStatementCallback() {
-					public Object doInPreparedStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws SQLException, DataAccessException {
-						for (Iterator iterator = processed.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
-							Object item = (Object) iterator.next();
-							preparedStatementSetter.setValues(item, ps);
-							ps.addBatch();
-						}
-						return ps.executeBatch();
+		if (!processed.isEmpty()) {
+			jdbcTemplate.execute(sql, new PreparedStatementCallback() {
+				public Object doInPreparedStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws SQLException, DataAccessException {
+					for (Iterator iterator = processed.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+						Object item = (Object) iterator.next();
+						preparedStatementSetter.setValues(item, ps);
+						ps.addBatch();
 					}
-				});
-			}
-		}
-		catch (RuntimeException e) {
-			synchronized (failed) {
-				failed.addAll(processed);
-			}
-			throw e;
-		}
-		finally {
-			getProcessed().clear();
+					return ps.executeBatch();
+				}
+			});
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Unbind transaction resources, effectively clearing the item buffer.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#clear()
-	 */
-	public void clear() throws ClearFailedException {
-		unbindTransactionResources();
+	protected String getResourceKey() {
+		return ITEMS_PROCESSED;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Flush the internal item buffer and record failures if there are any.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#flush()
+	 * No-op.
 	 */
-	public void flush() throws FlushFailedException {
-		try {
-			doFlush();
-		}
-		finally {
-			unbindTransactionResources();
-		}
+	protected void doWrite(Object output) {
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * No-op.
+	 */
+	protected void doClear() throws ClearFailedException {
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriter.java
index 0f89a74c2..f3e1a8ffc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriter.java
@@ -15,19 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.item.database;
 
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ClearFailedException;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.FlushFailedException;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter;
 import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.repeat.support.RepeatSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateOperations;
 import org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate;
-import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -50,15 +44,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-public class HibernateAwareItemWriter implements ItemWriter, InitializingBean {
+public class HibernateAwareItemWriter extends AbstractTransactionalResourceItemWriter implements InitializingBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Key for items processed in the current transaction {@link RepeatContext}.
 	 */
 	private static final String ITEMS_PROCESSED = HibernateAwareItemWriter.class.getName() + ".ITEMS_PROCESSED";
 
-	private Set failed = new HashSet();
-
 	private ItemWriter delegate;
 
 	private HibernateOperations hibernateTemplate;
@@ -92,7 +84,7 @@ public class HibernateAwareItemWriter implements ItemWriter, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check mandatory properties - there must be a delegate.
+	 * Check mandatory properties - there must be a delegate and hibernateTemplate.
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.dao.support.DaoSupport#initDao()
 	 */
@@ -102,119 +94,30 @@ public class HibernateAwareItemWriter implements ItemWriter, InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Use the delegate to actually do the writing, but flush aggressively if
-	 * the item was previously part of a failed chunk.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.io.OutputSource#write(java.lang.Object)
+	 * Delegate to subclass and flush the hibernate session.
 	 */
-	public void write(Object output) throws Exception {
-		bindTransactionResources();
-		getProcessed().add(output);
-		delegate.write(output);
-		flushIfNecessary(output);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Accessor for the list of processed items in this transaction.
-	 * 
-	 * @return the processed
-	 */
-	private Set getProcessed() {
-		Assert.state(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED),
-				"Processed items not bound to transaction.");
-		Set processed = (Set) TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED);
-		return processed;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set up the {@link RepeatContext} as a transaction resource.
-	 * 
-	 * @param context the context to set
-	 */
-	private void bindTransactionResources() {
-		if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED)) {
-			return;
-		}
-		TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED, new HashSet());
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Remove the transaction resource associated with this context.
-	 */
-	private void unbindTransactionResources() {
-		if (!TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED)) {
-			return;
-		}
-		TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(ITEMS_PROCESSED);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Accessor for the context property.
-	 * 
-	 * @param output
-	 * 
-	 * @return the context
-	 */
-	private void flushIfNecessary(Object output) throws Exception {
-		boolean flush;
-		synchronized (failed) {
-			flush = failed.contains(output);
-		}
-		if (flush) {
-			// Force early completion to commit aggressively if we encounter a
-			// failed item (from a failed chunk but we don't know which one was
-			// the problem).
-			RepeatSynchronizationManager.setCompleteOnly();
-			// Flush now, so that if there is a failure this record can be
-			// skipped.
-			doHibernateFlush();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Flush the hibernate session from within a repeat context.
-	 */
-	private void doHibernateFlush() {
-		try {
-			hibernateTemplate.flush();
-			// This should happen when the transaction commits anyway, but to be
-			// sure...
-			hibernateTemplate.clear();
-		}
-		catch (RuntimeException e) {
-			synchronized (failed) {
-				failed.addAll(getProcessed());
-			}
-			// This used to contain a call to onError, however, I think this
-			// should be handled within the step.
-			throw e;
-		}
+	protected void doFlush() {
+		delegate.flush();
+		hibernateTemplate.flush();
+		// This should happen when the transaction commits anyway, but to be
+		// sure...
+		hibernateTemplate.clear();
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Call the delegate clear() method, and then clear the hibernate session.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#clear()
 	 */
-	public void clear() throws ClearFailedException {
-		unbindTransactionResources();
-		hibernateTemplate.clear();
+	protected void doClear() throws ClearFailedException {
 		delegate.clear();
+		hibernateTemplate.clear();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Flush the Hibernate session and record failures if there are any. The
-	 * delegate flush will also be called.
-	 * 
-	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#flush()
-	 */
-	public void flush() throws FlushFailedException {
-		bindTransactionResources();
-		doHibernateFlush();
-		unbindTransactionResources();
-		delegate.flush();
+	protected String getResourceKey() {
+		return ITEMS_PROCESSED;
+	}
+
+	protected void doWrite(Object output) throws Exception {
+		delegate.write(output);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests.java
index 7e2943c75..c2d950fe9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 				list.add(item);
 			}
 		});
-		TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED, new HashSet(
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(writer.getResourceKey(), new HashSet(
 				Collections.singleton("spam")));
 		RepeatSynchronizationManager.register(context);
 	}
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 	 * @see junit.framework.TestCase#tearDown()
 	 */
 	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
-		if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED)) {
-			TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED);
+		if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey())) {
+			TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(writer.getResourceKey());
 		}
 		RepeatSynchronizationManager.clear();
 	}
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.database.BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter#clear()}.
 	 */
 	public void testClear() {
-		assertTrue(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertTrue(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 		writer.clear();
-		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 	 * {@link org.springframework.batch.item.database.BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter#flush()}.
 	 */
 	public void testFlush() {
-		assertTrue(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertTrue(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 		writer.flush();
-		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 		assertEquals(2, list.size());
 		assertTrue(list.contains("SQL"));
 	}
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
 	public void testWriteAndFlush() throws Exception {
-		assertTrue(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertTrue(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 		writer.write("bar");
 		writer.flush();
-		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 		assertEquals(3, list.size());
 		assertTrue(list.contains("SQL"));
 	}
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 		catch (RuntimeException e) {
 			assertEquals("bar", e.getMessage());
 		}
-		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED));
+		assertFalse(TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(writer.getResourceKey()));
 		assertEquals(2, list.size());
 		writer.setItemPreparedStatementSetter(new ItemPreparedStatementSetter() {
 			public void setValues(Object item, PreparedStatement ps) throws SQLException {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class BatchSqlUpdateItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 	 */
 	public void testEmptyFlush() {
 		// items are bound on write, so we unbind them first
-		TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(BatchSqlUpdateItemWriter.ITEMS_PROCESSED);
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(writer.getResourceKey());
 		writer.flush();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriterTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriterTests.java
index eed2db17b..a012f1bdb 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateAwareItemWriterTests.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class HibernateAwareItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 	 * @see junit.framework.TestCase#tearDown()
 	 */
 	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
-		String key = HibernateAwareItemWriter.class.getName() + ".ITEMS_PROCESSED";
+		String key = writer.getResourceKey();
 		if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.hasResource(key)) {
 			TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(key);	
 		}
@@ -165,16 +165,19 @@ public class HibernateAwareItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 		} catch (RuntimeException e) {
 			assertEquals("bar", e.getMessage());
 		}
-		assertEquals(1, list.size());
+		assertEquals(2, list.size());
+		assertTrue(list.contains("foo"));
+		assertTrue(list.contains("delegateFlush"));
 		writer.setHibernateTemplate(new HibernateTemplateWrapper() {
 			public void flush() throws DataAccessException {
 				list.add("flush");
 			}
 		});
 		writer.write("foo");
-		assertEquals(4, list.size());
+		assertEquals(6, list.size());
 		assertTrue(list.contains("flush"));
 		assertTrue(list.contains("clear"));
+		assertTrue(list.contains("delegateFlush"));
 		assertTrue(context.isCompleteOnly());
 	}