diff --git a/rtd_yeastx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/yeastx/db/DBUtilsForTests.java b/rtd_yeastx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/yeastx/db/DBUtilsForTests.java
index f1426116fab85689aafffa4da4d4f7da8a36349b..03d077b4dd16fe1f39ceba82fcd169ab5fb853f0 100644
--- a/rtd_yeastx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/yeastx/db/DBUtilsForTests.java
+++ b/rtd_yeastx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/yeastx/db/DBUtilsForTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.yeastx.db;
 
 import ch.rinn.restrictions.Friend;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.spring.SpringEoDSQLExceptionTranslator;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.dbmigration.DBMigrationEngine;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.dbmigration.DatabaseConfigurationContext;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class DBUtilsForTests
 
     public static void init(DatabaseConfigurationContext context)
     {
+        SpringEoDSQLExceptionTranslator.activate();
         DBMigrationEngine.createOrMigrateDatabaseAndGetScriptProvider(context,
                 MetabolDatabaseVersionHolder.DATABASE_VERSION);
     }